Back in January it was announced that Angelina Jolie (Maleficent) is set to star in Those Who Wish Me Dead, a chase thriller from writer-director Taylor Sheridan (Wind River), and now comes word of a host of additions to the cast.
As revealed by Deadline, Jolie will be joined in the adaptation of Michael Koryta’s book by Jon Bernthal (The Punisher), Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones), Tyler Perry (A Madea Family Funeral), Medina Senghore (Happy!), Jake Weber (Dawn of the Dead) and Finn Little (Tidelands).
Described as “a hard-boiled chase thriller set against a wildfire in the Montana wilderness”, Those Who Wish Me Dead follows “a teenage boy who, after witnessing a brutal murder, is given a new identity and placed in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens as he is being pursued by said killers.”
Originally published May 5, 2019. Updated May 7, 2019.
