Peacock to star Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy

Shooting will begin this May on Peacock, the psychological thriller slated to star the intriguing Ellen Page (our Juno darling) and the unsettling Cillian Murphy (most famously of Batman Begins villainy, but also part of our Art House Powerhouse 100 this year for his work in Sunshine and The Wind That Shakes the Barley). Michael Lander will embark upon his directorial debut, having co-writen the film with Ryan Roy.

The film, being shot for Mandate Pictures (who also gave us the aforementioned Juno, as well as The Grudge films, and the whole Harold and Kumar franchise), takes place in the town of Peacock, Neb., where the tale of split personalities and hidden pasts unfolds, Variety reports. Barry Mendel, producer of The Sixth Sense and a couple of Wes Anderson films (The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and The Royal Tennenbaums) will lend his talents to this project as well.

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