Milly Alcock and Norman Reedus join Charli xcx in Takashi Miike horror film
Nine months ago, it was announced that singer/songwriter Charli xcx would be starring in the next film from director Takashi Miike. Now, Deadline reports that the project (simply known as Untitled Kyoto for now) will begin filming in Japan next month – and with the start of production right around the corner, Milly Alcock (Supergirl), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead), actres-model-singer Kiko Mizuhara (Attack on Titan) and Show Kasamatsu (Tokyo Vice) have signed on to share the screen with Charli xcx.
Miike and Charli xcx
Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike has over 120 directing credits to his name, and it has only taken him 35 years to reach that impressive number. The 1999 release Audition may be the most popular film Miike has ever made. Among his many other credits are Dead or Alive, Ichi the Killer, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Gozu, One Missed Call, The Great Yokai War, Sukiyaki Western Django, 13 Assassins, Yakuza Apocalypse, and Blade of the Immortal. He made a cameo in Eli Roth’s Hostel, and contributed to the Masters of Horror TV series with an episode called Imprint. Showtime found Imprint to be so graphic and disturbing that they refused to air it – which is why the DVD release proudly stated that the movie was “Banned from Cable Broadcast.”
Charli xcx has been working on building up her film acting career, and she’s going about it in a really interesting way. She officially made her feature acting debut with Legendary Entertainment’s remake of the infamous 1978 box office hit Faces of Death, but that sat on the shelf for a while and won’t be released until April. Since working on Faces of Death, Charli xcx has taken roles in the Gregg Araki thriller I Want Your Sex, Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, Romain Gavras’s Sacrifice, Aidan Zamiri’s The Moment, Jeremy O. Harris and Pete Ohs’ Erupjca, and Julia Jackman’s graphic novel adaptation 100 Nights of Hero. By taking on these projects, she has worked alongside the likes of Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Jermaine Fowler, Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Chris Evans, Lena Góra, Will Madden, Emma Corrin, Rosanna Arquette, Rachel Sennott, and Nicholas Galitizine.
Charli xcx is producing the film through her Studio365 banner. Good World Productions, Yumiko Aoyagi Productions, and OLM are also producing, with Alex Peace-Power executive producing. Miike’s longtime producing partner Misako Saka produces on his behalf.
Story
Charli xcx and Takashi Miike crafted the story for the film together, then brought Ross Evans and Yumiko Aoyagi in to write the script. The story follows three best friends who meet up in Kyoto to rekindle their lifelong friendships. What is intended to be a carefree girls trip devolves into a nightmare, unfolding when Katie (Charli xcx) becomes possessed by a violent, tortured spirit (Mizuhara) in the Japanese horror tradition.
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