Aaron Paul and Jacob Trembley have been cast in the Jo Nesbø horror ‘The Night House.’
Adapted by Nesbø’s bestselling novel, the movie sees Tremblay (Room, Good Boys) and Paul (Breaking Bad, The Last House on the Left) play younger and older versions of the protagonist, Richard.
The film’s synopsis reads: In the wake of his parents’ recent death, high schooler Richard (Tremblay) has been sent to live with relatives in the remote town of Ballantyne. One day, during an innocent prank call in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate violently get sucked into the phone receiver and disappear without a trace. Police suspect Richard to be responsible, and no one believes his story except Karen – a fellow teenage outsider. As Richard and Karen try to understand their friend’s unspeakable death, they soon realise they have unleashed terrifying evil forces. In this twisted spin on a classic horror story, and as reality starts to blur, we must ask ourselves – can we truly trust Richard, and can he even trust himself?
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Additional casting is currently underway and will be announced soon.
Directed by Jesper Ganslandt, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Nesbø, Executive producers are Nesbø, Jonas Fors, Niclas Salomonsson and Juan Solá of Federation Spain and Dave Bishop, George Hamilton and James Pugh of Protagonist Pictures.
The film is set to shoot this summer mainly in Álava, Spain.
