Control (upcoming film)

Control is an upcoming American action film directed by Robert Schwentke and starring James McAvoy and Julianne Moore. It is from StudioCanal and The Picture Company, and is an adaptation of the podcast Shipworm.

Control
Directed by	Robert Schwentke
Screenplay by	Zack Akers Andrew Baldwin Robert Schwentke
Based on	Shipworm by Zack Akers Skip Bronkie
Produced by	Andrew Rona Alex Heineman
Starring	James McAvoy Julianne Moore Sarah Bolger Nick Mohammed Jenna Coleman Rudi Dharmalingam Kyle Soller August Diehl Martina Gedeck
Edited by	Sven Budelmann
Production companies	StudioCanal The Picture Company
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

A man has an implant in his brain which issues him instructions.^[1]

Cast

• James McAvoy as Dr. Conway
• Julianne Moore
• Sarah Bolger
• Nick Mohammed
• Jenna Coleman
• Rudi Dharmalingam
• Kyle Soller
• August Diehl
• Martina Gedeck

Production

The project from StudioCanal and The Picture Company was reported in April 2023 with James McAvoy cast in the lead role and Robert Schwentke as director. It is an adaptation of the podcast Shipworm from Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. Akers wrote the script with Andrew Baldwin and Bronkie is an executive producer. Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producers for The Picture Company.^[2] In April 2024, Julianne Moore was reported to have joined the cast.^[3]

Principal photography began in Berlin in May 2024, with Sarah Bolger, Nick Mohammed and Jenna Coleman added to the cast.^[4]