Exclusive: After Kenneth Branagh set Jodie Comer to star in his next director outing The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde, the Oscar winner has rounded out the rest of his ensemble. Patricia Arquette, Michael Sheen, Tom Bateman, Vicky McClure, Michael Balogun, Kristina Tonteri-Young and Karla Crome have joined a cast that also includes Aiysha Hart and Gemma Whelan. Production is underway in the UK.

The independently financed film is being described as a contemporary psychological thriller, but the logline is being kept under wraps. Branagh reunites with his Belfast producers Tamar Thomas, Laura Berwick and Becca Kovacik, along with Matthew Jenkins and Maximum Effort’s Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau.

Branagh most recently co-starred in Christopher Nolan’s Oscar Best Picture-winning Oppenheimer. He recently wrapped production starring in Mayday opposite Ryan Reynolds for Apple Original Films and Skydance, and later this year will return to the stage for King Lear...