# ‘The Walking Dead’ Star Norman Reedus Officially Returns to Horror in New R-Rated Thriller

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-walking-dead-star-norman-reedus-officially-returns-to-horror-in-new-r-rated-thriller/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:00:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:55:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/pendulum-trailer-norman-reedus-joseph-gordon-levitt/
- Topics: Americas, Horror, World

## Key points

- Norman Reedus stars in horror thriller *Pendulum*.
- The film reaches cinemas on 1 January 2027.
- Its story centres on a couple at a New Mexico retreat.

## Summary

Norman Reedus is returning to horror in *Pendulum*, a thriller due in cinemas on 1 January 2027. The film follows a married couple seeking healing at a New Mexico retreat, where the husband grows wary of its leader as his wife is drawn in; its story explores the appeal and risks of cult-like spiritual groups.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Phoebe Dynevor play the couple, with Jacki Weaver, Anna Deavere Smith and Jena Malone also starring. Mark Heyman, who co-wrote *Black Swan*, wrote and directed the film, drawing partly on his parents’ encounters with spiritual groups in the 1970s and 1980s. *Pendulum* is rated R and has a running time of 109 minutes.

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