Oscar Isaac and Kristen Stewart have been cast in Flesh of the Gods, a new vampire movie directed by Panos Cosmatos.
Per Variety, Isaac and Stewart have both been cast in Flesh of the Gods. The movie, which is headed to the Cannes Film Market, is written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, Sleepy Hollow), based on a story Walker and Cosmatos came up with together.
Isaac is producing the film alongside Adam McKay, Betsy Koch, and Gena Konstantinakos.
What is Flesh of the Gods about?
The film, according to Variety, is “set in glittering ’80s L.A., where married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) each evening descend from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into the city’s electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic figure known as Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, the pair are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.”
Cosmatos said of the movie, “Like Los Angeles itself, Flesh of the Gods inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare. Both propulsive and hypnotic, Flesh will take you on a hot rod joy ride deep into the glittering heart of hell.”
McKay added, “This director, this writer, these incredible actors, vampires, choice ’80s punk, style and attitude for miles… that’s the film we’re bringing you today. We think it’s wildly commercial and wildly artful. Our ambitions are to make a movie that ripples through popular culture, fashion, music, and film. Can you tell how excited I am?”
Cosmatos is best known for directing Mandy, a trippy horror movie that was released in 2018 and stars Nicolas Cage. He also directed 2010’s Beyond the Black Rainbow and an episode of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, while he’s additionally working on another movie called Nekrokosm.
Flesh of the Gods is expected to begin filming later this year. The movie does not have an official release date at this time.
