Film - The Guilty

A strong ensemble cast has been announced for The Guilty, the US remake of Danish drama Den Skyldige...

Read Steve's review of Den Skyldige here

Press Release

The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call centre. Call operator Joe Bayler (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

The rest of the main cast were announced this week and include:

Peter Sarsgaard (The Looming Tower, The Batman), 

Riley Keough (The Devil All The Time, Earthquake Bird), 

Byron Bowers (Concrete Cowboys, Honey Boy), 

Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Dolemite is My Name, The United States vs Billie Holiday), 

David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy, Sicario: Day of the Soldado), 

Christina Vidal (7 Days to Vegas), 

Paul Dano (The Batman, Wildlife-Writer/Director, Love & Mercy), 

Ethan Hawke (First Reformed, Boyhood), 

Adrian Martinez (Stumptown, I Feel Pretty), 

Bill Burr (F Is for Family, The King of Staten Island), 

Beau Knapp (The Good Lord Bird, The Nice Guys, Southpaw) 

and Edi Patterson (Knives Out, Righteous Gemstone)

Based on the Gustav Moller-directed Danish drama “Den Skyldige,” which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) is writing the dramatic thriller which is to be helmed by Antoine Fuqua (Southpaw, The Magnificent Seven).

There's no word yet of a planned filming schedule or release date by Netflix but we'll keep you apprised of any more news as we get it.

Watch the original Danish drama Den Skyldige on Netflix

Image - IMDb (Den Skyldige)