Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza are directing a new war movie together for A24 that could star May December’s Charles Melton.
Per Deadline, Garland and Mendoza are working together on a new war film for A24. The two recently collaborated on Civil War, as Mendoza served as the military supervisor for the upcoming thriller that’s written and directed by Garland.
While his casting has not yet been confirmed, Melton is in talks to star in the movie, which is expected to be an ensemble piece. Deadline reports that “the remaining cast should come together quickly in order to get in production later this year.”
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Peter Rice will produce the movie. Plot details remain under wraps at this time.
Melton co-starred in Todd Haynes’ May December, which was released on Netflix in December 2023, alongside Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. He also played Reggie Mantle in the CW’s Riverdale and also appeared in 2020’s Bad Boys for Life and 2022’s Secret Headquarters.
Garland is known for directing 2014’s Ex Machina, 2018’s Annihilation, and 2022’s Men, all of which were released by A24. He also worked on the screenplays for 2002’s 28 Days Later, 2007’s Sunshine, and 2012’s Dredd.
Alex Garland’s Civil War releases in April 2024
Civil War releases in the United States on April 12, 2024 from A24. The movie stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Jesse Plemons, Nick Offerman, Karl Glusman, Sonoya Mizuno, and Jonica T. Gibbs.
“In the near future, a team of journalists travel across the United States during a rapidly escalating civil war that has engulfed the entire nation, struggling to survive during a near-future where the government has become a dystopian dictatorship and partisan extremist militias regularly commit political violence,” the synopsis reads.
