US EditionRenée Zellweger To Star In Psychological Thriller ‘Phantom Son’ For Director David Yates, AGC & Big Picture Company – AFM
The film explores themes of loss and identity through a twisted game of cat and mouse, with production set to begin in early 2026, financed by AGC Studios.
- Next week, Renée Zellweger will star in Phantom Son, while AGC International and CAA Media Finance launch worldwide sales at the American Film Market.
- Developed by Renée Zellweger and Carmella Casinelli, producer and Big Picture Co partner, under Big Picture Co, AGC Studios joined to finance and co-produce the film.
- The story follows Ronnie, a runaway taken in by Audrey, whose belief he is her kidnapped son sparks a twisted cat-and-mouse tale, while director David Yates brings his experience from the final four Harry Potter films and the Fantastic Beasts trilogy.
- Additional casting is underway as production builds toward a Q1 2026 start, with the film based on an original screenplay by Ian Scott McCullough, screenwriter of AppleTV's The Mosquito Coast.
- David Yates' pedigree directing the final four Harry Potter films and Zellweger's credits including Judy, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Cold Mountain and Chicago highlight strong industry interest.
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Renée Zellweger To Star In Psychological Thriller ‘Phantom Son’ For Director David Yates, AGC & Big Picture Company – AFM
Two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger is set to star in psychological thriller Phantom Son, which will be directed by Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts filmmaker David Yates. AGC Studios will finance, co-produce and launch sales on the project, which has an original screenplay by Ian Scott McCullough (Apple TV’s The Mosquito Coast). AGC co-reps worldwide […]
Renée Zellweger will soon find the big screen in Phantom Son, a psychological thriller signed by David Yates where she will act as a mother haunted by the disappearance of her son.
Two-time Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger will star in "Phantom Son," a psychological thriller directed by David Yates and written by Ian Scott McCullough. More...
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