Nathan Klein (MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, 101 Dalmation Street, McGregor Forever, The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman) and Jack Halama (Traces, Who Is Erin Carter?, Rogue, Kindred, Too Close) have teamed up to score the upcoming British horror thriller The Beast Within. The film is directed by Alexander J. Farrell (Refugee) and stars Kit Harington, Ashleigh Cummings, James Cosmo, Miriam Arabella Maslin, Caoilinn Springall and Adam Basil. The movie follows a 10-year-old girl who is questioning her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound in the English wilds and follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest, where she witnesses her father undergo a terrible transformation. Farrell also co-wrote the screenplay with Greer Taylor Ellison (How to Date Billy Walsh). Merlin Merton, Ryan Hamilton (Poker Face, The Loneliest Boy in the World), Martin Owen (Killers Anonymous, Twist), Sebastian Street, Karl Hall (Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose, Save the Cinema), Jack Christian (The Reef: Stalked), Jordan Wagner (Chapel), Evan Ross (Ashlee+Evan) and Ying Ye (Mercy Road) are producing the Paradox House and Future Artists Entertainment production. The Beast Within will be released in U.S. theaters on July 26, 2024 by Well Go USA Entertainment.
As previously reported, Halama also has the Disney+ series Rivals (co-scored with Natalie Holt) coming up.