Miles Teller and Eddie Redmayne in Talks to Play Mismatched CIA Agents in Doug Liman Spy Thriller ‘Star One,’ CAA Launching Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
By Alex Ritman, Variety, May 6, 2026.
“Star One” follows two wildly mismatched CIA agents, the first daring and charismatic (Teller), and the other, a strait-laced strategist (Redmayne), who must work together to execute a top-secret mission: a treacherous journey across thousands of miles of enemy territory to covertly deliver arms. As per the synopsis: “This is the untold true story of the first intelligence star ever awarded for one of the most important yet least known missions in modern history.”
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Miles Teller and Eddie Redmayne are in talks to play mismatched CIA agents in Doug Liman's Star One, launching in Cannes with CAA
Eddie Redmayne And ‘Shoplifters’ Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Team On New Film At Searchlight.
Deadline, February 19, 2026.
EXCLUSIVE: Searchlight Pictures has come on to acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda next English-language project and set Eddie Redmayne to star and produce. The untitled feature will also be written by Kore-eda, with Jonathan King and Ash Sarohia joining Redmayne as producers. Joyce Jun and Kaoru Matsuzaki will exec produce.
Plot details are unknown at this time.
On the producing front, Redmayne has been growing diversified slate of projects having also recently produced Cabaret the Peacock/Sky series The Day of the Jackal, on which he is star and executive producer and in production on Season 2. The series premiered as Sky’s biggest new series ever in addition to the show being ranked No. 1 on Peacock’s Top 10 TV Shows and in the Top 5 Streaming Originals in the U.S. during its debut week.
On the acting side, Redmayne received Golden Globe, SAG and Critics Choice nominations for his performance in Jackal, which also earned Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominations for Best Drama Series.
Prior to this, Redmayne demonstrated his producer chops when initiating the West End revival of Cabaret starring Jessie Buckley. It marked his return to stage with Redmayne playing the iconic role of the Emcee. The production went on to earn 11 Olivier Award nominations and shares the record for most wins with Redmayne taking home the Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical. Following its huge success on the West End, the revival was then brought to Broadway earning 9 Tony Award nominations including a nomination for Redmayne for Lead Actor in a Musical.
In the pipeline, the Academy Award winner will star in Warner Bros Panic Carefully opposite Julia Roberts.
For Kore-eda, 2018 film Shoplifters won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, was Japan’s official submission to the Academy Awards, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was widely honored by international critics’ groups and became one of the most successful Japanese films worldwide in recent years.
Kore-eda has also worked internationally, directing the French feature The Truth and the Korean feature Broker, as well as the Netflix series The Makanai and Asura. His most recent films include Monster and Sheep in the Box, set to release later this year.
Eddie Redmayne is set to star in an untitled Searchlight Pictures drama from 'Shoplifters' director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
A másik nővér szinkronnal és magyar felirattal is elérhető a Netflixen. 8/10
The first part of the review translated to English:
Netflix's new hospital movie wiped the floor with us.
It’s a real emotional roller coaster.
Why are we so excited by serial killer stories?
There are several possible answers to this question. There are psychologists who explain this mass phenomenon by saying that people simply like to be exposed to sick, dark minds while sitting at home, in the utmost safety in front of the TV. According to other doctors dealing with psychology, it is more than that, a kind of defense mechanism. We want to know what drives a recidivist killer and find out the big secret, that is how to avoid becoming a victim.
That's why the case of Charles Cullen is so creepy, because the man, serving multiple life sentences, committed murders from 1988 to 2003 while working as a nurse. Although he only confessed to 29 crimes, he is said to have killed patients in more than 400 cases. People who were lying in bed vulnerable, waiting for healing.”
Netflix's new film, The Good Nurse, released on October 26 2022, follows a similar approach to Dahmer: it doesn't make the serial killer its main character, it doesn't want to humanize this madman, instead we see everything through the eyes of Amy Loughren, who's burying herself in work and has a serious heart condition. That as Charles arrives at his new job and the slightly withdrawn, but fundamentally good-looking guy begins to nurse patients. Then one patient dies unexpectedly, and then another... and the police, who would investigate the stories, are hounded by the hospital's management, which switches to defensive mode. So much so that the investigators are concretely banned from the building. This is where Amy comes in, although she is a good friend to Charles at first, she caves in and starts helping the investigation. The goal? To take down the serial killer.
The Good Nurse is a real Cold War film, only it takes place within the walls of a hospital. The end result could easily have been boring, but with good sense, two acting giants such as Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne were cast for the main roles. These two are the ones who play a cat-and-mouse game in the slow-moving story, thanks to their well-chosen facial expressions, these real-life characters really come to life.
JESSICA CHASTAIN IS EXPERIENCED IN GOOD GIRL ROLES, AND HERE SHE IS HER LOVELY, NORMAL NURSE... GETTING WHAT SHE NEEDS OUT OF ROUTINE. HOWEVER, THE VICIOUS REDMAYNE IS A HUGE SURPRISE IN THE MOVIE. SO FAR, WE'VE SEEN THE STAR OF THE DANISH GIRL MAINLY ALSO AS A GOOD GUY, SO WE HONESTLY WONDERED HOW LONG HE'D GO ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Perhaps audiences won't embrace Eddie Redmayne as much for this movie as they did with Evan Peters for Dahmer. However, in our opinion, the psychopath from The Good Nurse presented an even creepier performance than Ryan Murphy's favorite. Because Redmayne hides in the role of Charles until the end, he denies it, but you can still feel that something is not right with this guy, and at the end, his true, mentally ill self bursts out with a big bang...
The Good Nurse is also available with dubbing and Hungarian subtitles on Netflix. 8/10
