We had reported back in 2024 about Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy starring in an upcoming film titled Sacrifice. Netflix has now released the official photos from the film with the lead actors. Chris Evans plays Mike Tyler, a down-on-his-luck action star searching for his comeback at a star-studded environmental event held in an austere Greek mine. Taylor-Joy plays Joan, a cult leader.
The plotline of Sacrifice reads, "During a star-studded charity gala brimming with celebrities, billionaires, and empty speeches, a movie star in the midst of an existential crisis (Evans) is taken hostage by a radical warrior (Taylor-Joy) and her devoted followers. As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the lines between performance and belief — and salvation and sacrifice — begin to blur."
Romain Gavras has directed the film with Will Arbery as the co-writer. The film also stars Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Jonatan “Yung Lean” Leandoer, Sam Richardson, Yung Lean, Jade Croot, Miriam Silverman, Charli XCX, John Malkovich and Salma Hayek-Pinault.
Speaking about the movie, Gavras called it a "roller coaster" ride. "You need to enter the film like you’re going to enter a ride and let yourself go. There’s a lot of rug pulls and you think you’re going this way, but you’re going that way," he said, noting that he drew inspiration from Greek myths and French stories like Joan of Arc.
Sacrifice is set to stream on Netflix from October 16 onwards.
