‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Roxanne McKee And ‘Vikings’ Star George Blagden Join Interactive Horror-Thriller ‘The Run’

Zac Ntim

5 June 2024 at 10:28 am·2-min read

EXCLUSIVE: Roxanne McKee (Game of Thrones, Hercules, Strike Back) and George Blagden (Vikings, Black Mirror, Versailles) have signed on to star in The Run, the latest interactive feature project from British filmmaker Paul Raschid.

The Run is described as an “interactive horror-thriller.” The interactive element will involve the viewer being asked to make high-stakes decisions for the protagonist at various points throughout the story that will affect the direction of the narrative and in some cases, result in early death.

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The project is currently shooting in Northern Italy. The story is set on a remote running trail, where a famous fitness influencer’s morning run becomes a race for survival when she is hunted by seemingly motiveless killers. She meets local farmer Matteo along the way and the viewer’s choices determine whether they live or die.

Pic is a Benacus Entertainment production in association with RNF Productions. Raschid’s previous interactive features include The Gallery, a hostage-thriller also starring Blagden, and the interactive rom-com Five Dates.

“We are thrilled to have such an ensemble of talented actors filming in Italy, a dream of ours for years,” said Seth Michaels, Sara Sometti Michaels, and Reece Foster of Benacus Entertainment & RNF Productions.

“We have been following the career of Paul Raschid after meeting him in the Film Festival circuit back in 2018 with his film “White Chamber”. The interactive aspect of it is something that excites us, following the success of Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch, we feel that this medium hasn’t been explored much, and making a Horror/Thriller on top of it, gives the audience the power to control the outcome and future of the characters with a wonderful twist at the end.”

Roxanne McKee is represented by Alexandra McMillan at InterTalent Rights Group. George Blagden is represented by Lisa Richards Agency and Paradigm Talent Agency

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