Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rudy Pankow Sign On to Play the Grim Reaper and the Devil in Mali Elfman’s Thud
The casting and production attachments signal early-stage financing and prep for a Los Angeles shoot that has secured a California tax credit.
Overview
- Deadline reported that Gellar and Pankow have officially agreed to star in Thud with Gellar cast as the Grim Reaper and Pankow as the Devil.
- The film is billed as a supernatural romance in which the two mythic figures have a meet-cute at a three-day destination wedding, and it is based on an original screenplay by Noga Pnueli.
- Producers Derek Bishé and David Grove Churchill Viste are attached and a slate of executive producers includes Radio Silence’s Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Helmstreet Productions, Divide/Conquer, Dan Lawler, and Pnueli.
- Thud is set to shoot in Los Angeles and has received a California tax credit, and Lisa Zagoria is named as the casting director.
- Key details remain unannounced: no distributor, release date, or production start date were reported, and Radio Silence’s involvement could shape the film’s genre reach as it moves from prep into financing and casting stages.