James McAvoy Horror Thriller ‘Speak No Evil’ Sets Peacock Premiere Date

Matt Grobar

22 November 2024 at 11:11 am·1-min read

Peacock announced this morning that its psychological horror thriller Speak No Evil, starring James McAvoy, will begin streaming exclusively on the platform on December 6.

The film drew quite positive reviews in its September release — no easy feat for an English-language remake of a recent, highly lauded international title — and grossed over $76 million worldwide. Hailing from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, it adapts Christian Tafdrup’s Danish pic of the same name, released in 2022.

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The story follows Americans Ben (Scoot McNairy) and Louise (Mackenzie Davis), who after befriending a British couple with a mute son, accept an unusual invitation to bring their daughter for a weekend at an idyllic country estate. Yet when they discover their hosts are hiding sinister motives, Ben and Louise fear their family may be pawns in a disturbing plot. Led by McAvoy as a charismatic man masking unspeakable darkness, a dream holiday warps into an unnerving nightmare.

Pic also stars Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, and more. James Watkins directed from his own script, with Jason Blum and Paul Ritchie producing. Beatriz Sequeira served as executive producer.

Expected to command wicked box office results with Wicked: Part I, which hits theaters today, Universal will next handle select international distribution for Guy Maddin’s dark comedy Rumours, starring Cate Blanchett, seeing its specialty label unleash Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu on Christmas Day. First on the studio’s slate in the new year is Leigh Whannell’s anticipated Wolf Man, which releases January 17.

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