Harvest (upcoming film)

Harvest is an upcoming drama film directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. It is adapted by Joslyn Barnes and Athina Rachel Tsangari from the 2013 book of the same name by Jim Crace. Filming started in 2023 and the cast includes Caleb Landry Jones. It is produced by Rebecca O'Brien for Sixteen Films.

Premise
The film is set in England during the Middle Ages. In a time of economic turmoil local villagers scapegoat three strangers.

Cast

 * Caleb Landry Jones as Walter Thirsk
 * Harry Melling
 * Rosy McEwen
 * Arinzé Kene
 * Thalissa Teixeira
 * Frank Dillane

Development
Athina Rachel Tsangari was attached to direct the film in November 2020 with the project having a script from Joslyn Barnes adapting the Booker Prize nominated novel by Jim Crace from 2013. Production on the project is by Rebecca O'Brien for Sixteen Films (UK), and Joslyn Barnes for Louverture Films (USA), with co-production from The Match Factory (Germany).

Casting
Caleb Landry Jones is cast in the film. Whilst attending the Venice Film Festival to promote the Luc Besson film Dogman in August 2023, he spoke throughout in a Scottish accent. Besson explained that he was method acting for a new role, which The Hollywood Reporter reported was for Harvest. Jones later confirmed to la Repubblica that this was true. In February 2024, Harry Melling, Rosy McEwen, Arinzé Kene, Thalissa Teixeira, and Frank Dillane were revealed to be cast in the film.

Filming
Principal photography took place in Oban, Scotland in September 2023. Location filming will also reportedly take place Germany.