# Sam Worthington, David Duchovny and Ke-Xi Wu’s ‘The Exiles’ Draws on Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness,’ Director Midi Z Reveals (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sam-worthington-david-duchovny-and-ke-xi-wus-the-exiles-draws-on-joseph-conrads-heart-of-darkness-director-midi-z-reveals-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-07-25T16:46:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T17:06:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/midi-z-the-exiles-heart-of-darkness-sam-worthington-1236821005/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Midi Z’s “The Exiles” reimagines themes from “Heart of Darkness”.
- Worthington, Duchovny and Wu lead the cast.
- The Taiwan-shot film is targeting a 2027 release.

## Summary

Director Midi Z has said his forthcoming film “The Exiles”, starring Sam Worthington, David Duchovny and Ke-Xi Wu, is partly inspired by Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”. The U.S.-Taiwan production will tell an original contemporary story rather than directly adapting the novel, continuing Midi Z’s longstanding focus on migration, identity and displacement.

The film was also inspired by a real criminal case in Southeast Asia, although further details were not disclosed. It was filmed entirely in Taiwan, with about 90% of its dialogue in English, and has entered early post-production; Midi Z hopes to release it in 2027. He discussed the project while serving on the jury at the Malaysia International Film Festival.

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