Meghann Fahy of 'The White Lotus' fame to headline 'Banquet'
, who starred in "
The White Lotus
" season two, will lead
supernatural thriller
film "Banquet". According to Deadline, Spanish filmmaker
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
of "The Platform" fame will direct the upcoming movie.
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In "Banquet", Fahy will play Jenny Cochrane, a woman whose perfect life is shattered by the return of her estranged son.
The film is based on an original screenplay from Sam Steiner, best known for the 2023 sci-fi romance drama "Fingernails".
Lewis Taylor and James Harris are attached to produce under Film Transmission and
Tea Shop Productions
, respectively.
David Yates ("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 & 2") will serve as an executive producer under his banner Wychwood Media alongside "The Father" director Florian Zeller and Federica Sainte-Rose for Blue Morning Pictures.
Production on "Banquet" begins in October in the UK.
Fahy will next be seen in "Sirens", a dark comedy series also starring Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon.
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