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Michael Shannon to Lead Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders From the Dowdle Brothers

Anton finances the project with sales launching at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Overview

  • John Erick Dowdle will direct from a screenplay he wrote with his brother and producing partner Drew Dowdle.
  • Anton is handling worldwide rights, with CAA Media Finance co-representing North American rights.
  • Principal photography is scheduled to begin in June 2026.
  • Sébastien Raybaud and Brandt Wrightsman will produce for Anton alongside Drew Dowdle and Stuart Manashil.
  • The film is a contemporary reimagining of Robert Wiene’s 1920 classic, following a traveling mesmerist and a suspicious disappearance that no one believes.