Yet another horror-thriller is set to release on Netflix!
Directed by Toby Meakins, Choose or Die, is an upcoming British horror-thriller that also marks Meakins’ feature directorial debut. Produced by Matthew James Wilkinson, John Zois, and Sebastien Raybaud and executive produced by Nick Angel, Liza Glucoft, and Simon Allen who also happens to be the writer of the film.
Here’s everything we know so far about the movie.
Choose or Die Plot
A teenage developer releases a hidden curse that breaks reality apart after firing up a long-lost 80s survival horror game, compelling her to make horrifying decisions with deadly repercussions.
A broke student plays an obscure 1980s survival computer game in the hopes of winning a $100,000 reward that has gone unclaimed. She quickly learns she’s no longer playing for the money, but for her own life, after a sequence of surprisingly scary incidents.
Choose or Die Release Date
The movie is set to release on April 15, 2022, on Netflix. It is going to be a 1hr 24min long movie.
The filming of the movie was wrapped up in April 2021.
Choose or Die Cast
The Sex Education star Asa Butterfield plays Isaac in Choose or Die. The English actor first started acting at the age of 7 at the Young Actors Theatre Islington. Later, he secured minor roles in the 2006 television drama After Thomas and the 2007 film Son of Rambow.
Butterfield also enjoys making music and designing games. He released a mashup of the songs Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus and Making Plans for Nigel by XTC. Butterfield co-designed Racing Blind, a turn-based video game for iPad, with his father and brother in late 2012. On April 7, 2013, the game was launched on the App Store. He is a Nintendo gamer who competes in tournaments. He competed in the Nintendo World Championships in 2017. He is also a competitive Super Smash Bros.
Lola Evans will be seen playing Kayla. She’s best known for her role in The 100 (2014).
Eddie Marsan will play Hal. He has won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Happy-Go-Lucky.
Robert Barton Englund is an American actor and director, best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He will be seen playing himself.
Kate Fleetwood is an English actor. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, which premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre and went on to the West End and Broadway. She was also nominated for an Olivier Award for her role as Julie in London Road at the National Theatre. She will play the role of Laura in Choose or Die.
Ryan Gage who has worked in theatre, television, films, and video games will be seen playing Lance.
We will also see Angela Griffin and Joe Bolland as Thea and Beck respectively.
The intriguing plot and top-notch cast have us on the edge of our seats. The first look and trailer of the film are expected to release soon. Stay tuned for more updates!