Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn has a busy year ahead of him after landing two more roles in upcoming films.
Alongside his recent casting in Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie, the actor is set to feature in a currently untitled war epic alongside May December star Charles Melton for A24, per Deadline.
Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland will be co-directing the project, as well as co-writing the script. The movie marks the second collaboration for the pair, following Mendoza’s role as military supervisor on Garland’s upcoming feature Civil War.
The news comes a week after Quinn had been cast in Bret Easton Ellis’ LA-based horror flick Relapse, which marks the directorial debut for the ‘American Psycho’ author (via Variety).
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According to the movie’s synopsis, Quinn will play the role of Matt Cullen a man “who checks into rehab after witnessing a horrific death during a debauched party. Three months later, he is set to get his life back together, staying at his parent’s mansion in the hills of Los Angeles.”
However things have changed around Matt’s paranoia grows and, fuelled by his “unstable personality” and the “power of social media,” he relapses.
The synopsis continues: “As he starts using again, a mysterious presence starts growing around Matt, and a monster that has been haunting him since he was a teenager reveals itself. His therapist tries to help, convinced that the monster is actually in Matt’s head.”
Best known for his role as Eddie Munson in hit Netflix series Stranger Things, Quinn has plenty of projects in the works, including landing the role of Johnny Storm/the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four.
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Quinn joins Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marvel’s first family, which is currently set for release on July 25, 2025.
Alongside a busy shooting schedule, the actor also has several film releases on the horizon. He will next be seen in Hoard alongside Saura Lightfoot Leon in May, followed by A Quiet Place: Day One on June 28 and Gladiator 2 on November 22.
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