# Joel Kinnaman to Star in Creature Thriller ‘The Cell’ for ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Director Adam Cooper (Exclusive)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joel-kinnaman-to-star-in-creature-thriller-the-cell-for-sleeping-dogs-director-adam-cooper-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-13T23:20:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T09:36:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joel-kinnaman-thriller-the-cell-director-adam-cooper-afm-1236755213/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Joel Kinnaman leads Adam Cooper’s creature thriller *The Cell*.
- Filming is scheduled to begin in February 2027.
- The plot follows a journalist trapped in a secret testing facility.

## Summary

Joel Kinnaman will star in *The Cell*, a creature thriller directed by Adam Cooper, whose previous film was *Sleeping Dogs*. The story follows an investigative journalist who is imprisoned in a secret medical testing facility and uncovers experiments that appear to be changing his body.

Highland Film Group is launching worldwide sales at the American Film Market in Los Angeles, with filming scheduled to start in February 2027. Evan Turner and Ben Zazove wrote the screenplay; the production brings Cooper back together with Highland after *Sleeping Dogs* and is backed by producers from Traction and Caravan Media Services.

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