‘The Edge Of Normal’: Rupert Friend Joins the Chloë Grace-Moretz led New Serial Killer Movie!!

Chloë Grace Moretz (Carrie) has found her co-lead in The Edge Of Normal. Today, Deadline reports that the Kick-Ass actress will be joined in the serial killer flick by Rupert Friend. The actor has been pouring himself into the genre as of late, with his recent supporting role in Drew Hancock’s feature-length directorial debut, Companion. The thriller, which is eyeing a production start date sometime this spring, comes from helmer, Carlota Pereda, and will serve as the director’s first English-language flick. For those who haven’t seen it, Pereda’s most recent production, 2022’s Piggy, was a bloody and brutal entry into the genre, so we’re already expecting more of the same from The Edge Of Normal.

The movie pulls its storyline from the book of the same name penned by author, Clara Norton, and released by St. Martin’s Press. Keeping it all in the horror family, the script was first penned by Matt Venne (Dexter: Resurrection), with revisions by Lori Evans Taylor, who will soon celebrate the arrival of her co-penned Final Destination: Bloodlines. Teasing a twisted and maddening back-and-forth game between hunter and hunted, the synopsis for The Edge Of Normal reads,

“Reeve LeClaire (Moretz) is still haunted from when she was held captive as a teenager by a sadistic man, but when her psychiatrist (Friend) asks her to mentor a newly rescued survivor, she’s pulled into a chilling game of cat-and-mouse—one that threatens to drag her back into the nightmare she barely escaped.”

What Else Does Rupert Friend Have On the Way?

With a lengthy list of appearances in both film and television, Friend has gained a following thanks to his work in small-screen titles such as Homeland, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anatomy of a Scandal. On the cinematic side of life, the actor has appeared in a slew of productions, including Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Hitman: Agent 47, The Death of Stalin and The French Dispatch.

Beyond his recently announced role in The Edge Of Normal, Friend has a full list of exciting projects ahead of him. His upcoming drama flick, After This Death, has just celebrated its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, while the upcoming spy thriller, The Phoenician Scheme, will see him re-team with his frequent collaborator, Wes Anderson. But most of all, fans are excited to see him join the prehistoric family of Jurassic Park when he, along with Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey, take on the dinos in Jurassic World Rebirth.