A24 is reteaming with Academy Award-nominated writer/director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Men) for the action film Civil War. Kirsten Dunst is set to star alongside Wagner Moura, Stephen Henderson, and Cailee Spaeny. Garland will direct his original screenplay. A24 will produce alongside Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich of DNA, and Gregory Goodman. A24 will handle the global release of the film. The film, set in a near-future America, is keeping plot details under wraps.
Garland received an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Ex Machina, which also won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects. He also wrote and directed Annihilation. His upcoming projects include Men, starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear, which A24 will release later this year. Dunst is currently receiving raves and accolades, most recently a SAG award nomination for her role as Rose Gordon in Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. She also recently received a Primetime Emmy nomination for her role as Peggy Blumquist in Fargo.
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Moura’s credits include Narcos for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Pablo Escobar. He also wrote, directed, and produced Marighella that premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. He will next be seen starring opposite Elisabeth Moss in The Shining Girls for AppleTV+.
Henderson’s recent film and television work include Denis Villeneuve’s Dune; Halle Berry’s Bruised; Lady Bird; the Paramount feature film of Fences directed by Denzel Washington; Amazon’s Manchester By the Sea; The True Adventure of Wolfboy directed by Martin Krejci; Native Son directed by Suzan-Lori Parks; FOX’s The Resident & Proven Innocent; NBC’s The Blacklist; AMC’s Fear The Walking Dead & HBO’s Run.
Henderson is a series regular on Alex Garland’s Devs for FX and currently recurs on the Hulu series WU-TANG: An American Saga. Henderson has received a Tony Award nomination for his work as ‘Bono’ in the 2010 Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Fences, with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, and he is an OBIE Award and Lucille Lortel Award winner. Spaeny’s credits include On the Basis of Sex, Bad Times at the El Royale, Mare of Easttown, How It Ends, and The First Lady.
DNA previously produced Garland’s films Ex Machina, Annihilation, and the upcoming Men. Other titles include Trainspotting, The Last King of Scotland, Love Actually, and many others.
Goodman’s past producing credits include Three Kings, 8 Mile, Captain Phillips, and 22 July.
