Emile Hirsch Set To Star in The Psychological Thriller PAST LIFE
Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer) is set to star in an upcoming psychological thriller film project titled Past Life. The movie is being directed by Simeon Halligan, head of Grimmfest, Manchester’s International Festival of Fantastic Film, from a script written by Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich (Hounded, The Banishing).
Past Life follows Jason Frey, “an investigative reporter who reluctantly agrees to attend a hypnotism event with his pregnant wife Claira. Under hypnosis, Jason witnesses a murder through the eyes of a killer. Haunted by what he has seen, Jason uses past live regression techniques to investigate a series of unsolved murders from the eighties while unwittingly reawakening a psychopath’s killer tendencies.”
This is an interesting concept for a story that we’ve seen explored in past projects. One of the first that comes to mind is an episode of The X-Files where a blind woman was able to witness the murders through the eyes of the killer. But, there are lots of different ways to play with this story concept and I’m curious to see how this one turns out.
Glenn Kendrick Ackermann of Disrupting Influence said in a statement: “We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Emile, on Past Life a superb actor who has proved his versatility and breadth in an array of movies. His depth as a performer will bring nuance to Jason’s complex character. We can’t think of a better actor to play the role in this brilliantly conceived thriller.”
The film is scheduled to start shooting in March 2023.