Anya Taylor-Joy & Chris Evans Star In Upcoming Action-Adventure

Dune and Furiousa: A Mad Max Saga‘s Anya Taylor-Joy is set to star alongside Knives Out and the MCU’s Chris Evans in the upcoming action-adventure movie Sacrifice, which will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6. Sacrifice is directed by Romain Gavras, who co-wrote the script alongside Will Arbery.

Sacrifice follows washed-up film star Mike Tyler (Evans), who is attempting to do something meaningful at an environmental conference, and save his own image in the process. However, the event is mostly a showy party for the ultrarich — with Vincent Cassel playing a despicable billionaire — which is then set upon by a group of eco-terrorists led by Joan (Taylor-Joy).

Most importantly, Joan and her followers believe they can save humanity by sacrificing celebrities. Via tiff.net, a first look at Sacrifice has been revealed: an image of Evans and Taylor-Joy staring intently at one another and holding hands in a comforting gesture, with him in black-tie attire and her armed and dressed for a fight.

When the premise suggests that these two will be enemies, the apparent connection they have here may be a fascinating, nuanced plot point. Sacrifice also stars Salma Hayek Pinault, John Malkovich, Ambika Mod, Charli XCX, and Jonatan “Yung Lean” Leandoer.

What This First Look Means For Sacrifice

The multiple production companies behind Sacrifice and the marketing team at TIFF chose an especially great image to tease the upcoming film, suggesting that the characters’ relationships will not be simple, and the narrative will explore different senses of responsibility for the planet. On the other hand, it’s not clear when Sacrifice will release theatrically after TIFF.

This means it could be some time before the movie secures a distributor and is available in theaters. However, even these tidbits are enough to get people interested in the new “satirical thriller.” Hopefully, fans of Evans, Taylor-Joy, and the rest of the cast won’t have to wait too long to see if this is actually one of their best movies.

Our Take On Chris Evans & Anya Taylor-Joy In Sacrifice

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I really want to see Sacrifice based on the premise alone, but I am certainly more interested because of Evans and Taylor-Joy’s involvement. Keeping in mind that one of Chris Evans’ best movies is Snowpiercer, it will be very rewarding to see him return to something potentially similar. It would be very unfortunate if Sacrifice stumbles and doesn’t live up to all it has to offer.