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WME Boards Worldwide Rights to Jaume Collett‑Serra’s WWII Thriller ‘Play Dead’ for EFM Launch

Fully financed by Nocturnal with Ghost House producing, the Noah JupeMatthias Schweighöfer film is in post-production.

Overview

  • WME will introduce the title to international buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market, which runs Feb. 12–18.
  • The story follows an Allied soldier who must feign death to survive after an ambush.
  • Natalie Conway and Peter Stanley‑Ward wrote the script.
  • Producers include Nocturnal Entertainment, Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures and Bad Grey, with Nocturnal providing full financing.
  • Collet‑Serra called the screenplay “unapologetically cinematic” and Raimi praised the film’s suspenseful performances, while trade coverage touts it as a “white‑knuckle” thriller.