Draft:Play Dead (upcoming film)

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{{Short description|American psychological thriller film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox film
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| director = [[Jaume Collet-Serra]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Akiva Nemetsky
* Keaton Heinrichs
* [[Sam Raimi]]
* [[Rob Tapert]]
* [[J. D. Lifshitz]]
* Raphael Margules
* Dane Eckerle
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* Peter Stanley-Ward
* Natalie Conway
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Noah Jupe]]
* [[Matthias Schweighöfer]]
* [[Patrick Gibson (actor)|Patrick Gibson]]
* [[Andreas Pietschmann]]
* [[Sean Keenan (actor)|Sean Keenan]]
* [[Joel Jackson]]
}}
| music =
| cinematography = [[Stephen F. Windon]]
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Sean Lahiff
* Krisztian Majdik
}}
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Nocturnal Entertainment
* [[Ghost House Pictures]]
* Renaissance Pictures
* [[BoulderLight Pictures]]
* Bad Grey
}}
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released =
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''Play Dead''''' is an upcoming American [[psychological thriller film]] directed by [[Jaume Collet-Serra]] and written by Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway. It stars [[Noah Jupe]], [[Matthias Schweighöfer]], [[Patrick Gibson (actor)|Patrick Gibson]], [[Andreas Pietschmann]], [[Sean Keenan (actor)|Sean Keenan]], and [[Joel Jackson]].

==Cast==
* [[Noah Jupe]]
* [[Matthias Schweighöfer]]
* [[Patrick Gibson (actor)|Patrick Gibson]]
* [[Andreas Pietschmann]]
* [[Sean Keenan (actor)|Sean Keenan]]
* [[Joel Jackson]]
* Fraser Anderson

==Production==
In February 2025, it was announced that [[Jaume Collet-Serra]] would be directing a [[psychological thriller film]], from a script by Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway.{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Grobar |url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/jaume-collet-serra-to-direct-play-dead-thriller-1236285867/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 11, 2025 |accessdate=November 13, 2025 |title=Jaume Collet-Serra To Direct Survival Thriller 'Play Dead' As 'Carry-On' Follow-Up}} [[Principal photography]] began in May 2025, in [[Melbourne]] with [[Stephen F. Windon]] serving as the cinematographer, when [[Noah Jupe]], [[Matthias Schweighöfer]], [[Patrick Gibson (actor)|Patrick Gibson]], [[Andreas Pietschmann]], [[Sean Keenan (actor)|Sean Keenan]], [[Joel Jackson]], and Fraser Anderson rounded out the cast.{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Grobar |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/noah-jupe-to-star-play-dead-jaume-collet-serra-1236370984/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 22, 2025 |accessdate=November 13, 2025 |title=Noah Jupe To Star In Jaume Collet-Serra's Thriller 'Play Dead'}}{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Grobar |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/matthias-schweighofer-joins-play-dead-noah-jupe-1236395528/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 13, 2025 |accessdate=November 13, 2025 |title=Matthias Schweighöfer Joins Noah Jupe In Jaume Collet-Serra's Thriller 'Play Dead'}}{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Grobar |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/play-dead-thriller-casts-patrick-gibson-1236408338/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 22, 2025 |accessdate=November 13, 2025 |title=Patrick Gibson Latest To Join Jaume Collet-Serra's 'Play Dead'}}

==Release==
In April 2026, [[Netflix]] acquired distribution rights to the film.{{cite web|title=Netflix Snaps Up Jaume Collet-Serra's WWII Thriller 'Play Dead' Starring Noah Jupe & Matthias Schweighöfer|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=April 20, 2026|access-date=April 20, 2026|url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/play-dead-jaume-collet-serra-thriller-acquired-netflix-1236865762/}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt15774222}}

{{Jaume Collet-Serra}}
{{draft categories|
[[Category:Upcoming films]]
[[Category:2020s American films]]
[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
[[Category:2020s psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:American psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Jaume Collet-Serra]]
[[Category:Films produced by Rob Tapert]]
[[Category:Films produced by Sam Raimi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Melbourne]]
[[Category:Netflix original films]]
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