Thompson, Cooper, Moss-Bachrach to Star in Foxfinder

Actors Tessa Thompson, Owen Cooper, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will star in "Foxfinder," a psychological thriller directed by Aoife McArdle, known for her work on the Apple TV+ series "Severance." The project, based on Dawn King's award-winning 2011 play, is set to launch for international sales at the Cannes Film Festival, with production beginning in Bavaria, Germany, in summer 2026.

The film adapts King's script, co-written with McArdle, which centers on Jude and Sam, a grieving couple struggling to maintain routine on their farm. Their lives unravel with the arrival of William, a devout government agent known as a "foxfinder," tasked with eliminating the fox, designated as the state's enemy. As paranoia grows and increasingly absurd regulations take hold, suspicion erodes their relationship and distorts reality itself. Producers describe the story as a gripping, unsettling, and darkly comic exploration of state control, societal conformity, tyranny, prejudice, and scapegoating.

"Foxfinder" is a Rabbit Track Pictures and Elation Pictures production, developed with Film4 and the British Film Institute. Komplizen Film and Trimafilm serve as co-producers. Financing comes from...