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‘Fallout’ Star Officially Boards Horror Icon’s Newest Nightmare
Ella Purnell, currently starring in Prime Video's Fallout, has joined director Ari Aster's upcoming film Scapegoat for A24, alongside previously announced cast members Scarlett Johansson, Jacob Elordi and Jude Law. Purnell joins fellow new cast additions Caleb Landry Jones and Samba Schutte, assembling a considerable ensemble cast for the project that Aster will write and direct.
Remarkably, Aster has disclosed virtually nothing about the film's plot, with no official premise or character details released despite the growing roster of stars. Speculation about the project's storyline has ranged from a sci-fi romance to a drama involving a doctor operating on an internet-famous person, though Aster's varied directorial track record—spanning horror, comedy and political satire—makes pinning down the project from cast alone futile. The film has no official release date as yet.
In short
- Ella Purnell joins Ari Aster's mysterious A24 film Scapegoat
- No plot details revealed; cast includes Johansson, Elordi, Law
- Speculation includes sci-fi romance or doctor-based drama storyline
Explained simply
Ari Aster is an American filmmaker whose work includes horror films such as Hereditary and Midsommar, as well as the dark comedy Beau Is Afraid. His new film, Scapegoat, is being made for A24, an independent film studio known for releasing both horror and other kinds of cinema.
Ella Purnell is an actor who stars in Prime Video’s Fallout, based on the video game series. She joins a cast that includes Scarlett Johansson, Jacob Elordi, Jude Law, Caleb Landry Jones and Samba Schutte. Aster is writing and directing the film, but its story and characters have not been officially described.
With so little known about the plot, the cast and Aster’s varied work offer limited clues about what kind of film Scapegoat will be. The project is one to watch for fans of its actors, the director or A24, though no release date has been announced.
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