Paul Dano the Latest to Join the ‘Possession’ Remake

‘Smile’ writer/director Parker Finn is overseeing the new take on the supernatural horror story first brought to screens in 1981 by Andrzej Żuławski.

Paul Dano arrives on the red carpet of The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Credit/Provider: Kyusung Gong / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

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Paul Dano is the latest addition to the ‘Possession’ remake.
Callum Turner and Margaret Qualley will star.
Parker Finn wrote and will direct the movie.

Back in 2024, word broke that Robert Pattinson was part of the team developing a new take on 1981 horror thriller ‘Possession’ alongside ‘Smile’ writer/director Parker Finn.

Though there was speculation that Pattinson might end up starring, he’s opted to stay as a producer, with Callum Turner (‘Eternity’) and Margaret Qualley (‘Honey Don’t!’) landing the lead roles.

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Now, via Nexus Point News, we have word that Paul Dano (‘The Batman’) will join them.

What’s the story of ‘Possession’?

1981's 'Possession'. Photo: Gaumont.

Written by Żuławski and Frederic Tuten, ‘Possession’ is set in West Berlin and stars Sam Neill as a spy who returns home from the field to his wife (Isabella Adjani) and son.

All is not quiet on the marital front as the wife asks for a divorce and the couple next descends into a destructive cycle that not only includes infidelity and neglect but spins into murder, a tentacled alien creature and doppelgangers.

The movie was Żuławski’s meditation on marriage, written as a reaction to his own crumbling relationship. An international co-production between France and Germany, ‘Possession’ not a hit nor particularly well-received when it was released, but it gained a cult status for the filmmaker’s full commitment to the premise and went through a re-appraisal.

When will the new ‘Possession’ be on screens?

While Paramount –– which also distributed both of Finn’s ‘Smile’ movies –– made a deal to handle this new horror, the studio has yet to reveal a release date.