Steven Spielberg’s daughter Destry Allyn Spielberg has already tried acting in Hollywood; In recent years she has appeared in “Mass Hysteria”, the series “I Know This Much Is True” and in “Licorice Pizza”. Now the 26-year-old announces: “Please don’t feed the childrenher directorial debut with a feature film, after sitting in the director’s chair for the short films “Rosie” and “Let Me Go The Right Way.” – and has also brought well-known stars on board for her project, with which she wants to follow in the footsteps of her legendary father.
How reports Giancarlo Esposito new to the cast of the pandemic thriller. Esposito is known for ‘Better Call Saul’, but also appeared in the ‘Star Wars’ universe as ‘The Mandalorian’ villain Moff Gideon. Previously on board “Please Don’t Feed the Children” include “Downton Abbey” star Michelle Dockery, as well as Zoe Margaret Colletti (“Only Murders In The Building”), Vernon Davis (“Gasoline Alley”) and Dean. Scott Vazquez (“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”) and Emma Meisel (“American Horror Story”) are there.
In ‘Please Don’t Feed the Children’, a large part of the adult population has been wiped out by a virus. A group of orphans move south to start a new life. The children are in danger when they fall into the hands of a psychotic woman who harbors a dangerous secret.
“Please Don’t Feed the Children”: Thriller, Horror, Coming of Age?
describes the project as thrillerand on paper it almost sounds like that Dystopia horror. On the other hand: there are children involved in a journey across the country – here there could also be a coming-of-age story, with which Destry Allyn Spielberg would pick up one of the themes that repeatedly run through the work of her father Steven Spielberg. So far, though, we can only speculate about the film’s tonal focus.
The screenplay is by Paul Bertino. Currently its loud international buyers sought for indie production. It is not yet clear when we can expect a publication. By the way, Allyn Spielberg already has her next feature film project in the works and has chosen a completely different genre for it: “Four Assassins (And A Funeral)” is supposed to be an action comedy.