House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke has signed on to lead the cast of Visitation, a horror film from director Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes of My Mother, Piercing).
Based on an award-winning script by first-time feature writer Helen Gaughran, the film follows Maria, a 14-year-old girl “who is sent away to live with Catholic nuns when her mother is sick and dying. But Maria’s arrival slowly turns sinister as one of her caretakers becomes enamored with her for all the wrong reasons.”
Isla Johnston (The Queen’s Gambit) will play Maria in the film, with Cooke as a nun who Deadline describes as central to the story. Also featuring in the cast are Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), and Stephen Rea (Interview with the Vampire).
Cooke is hot off her role as Alicent Hightower in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, a role she will reprise for the show’s second season. She also recently appeared in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and will next be seen on the big screen in the thriller Mother’s Milk alongside Hilary Swank.
