French director Pascal Laugier wowed many with his 2008 movie Martyrs, and now he’s going English-language with The Tall Man. Bloody Disgusting reports that the cast of the movie is now coming together, as the previously announced Jessica Biel has now been joined by Teach Grant (Fringe), William B. Davis (The X-Files), Samantha Ferris (Grace) and 15-year-old Jodelle Ferland (Twilight: Eclipse).
The film itself sees Biel as a woman who’s child is kidnapped, which sets her on a mission to try and track down the mysterious figure known as The Tall Man, who appears to be responsible for taking her child. The film is said to be in the style of early M. Night Shaymalan movies, with the director previously commenting that, “I like to think of The Tall Man as a sort of Panic Room… outside! It is a ‘woman in jeopardy’ movie with a lot of twists and a strong female character that you feel very connected to.”