Deadline has reported that Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) are close to finalizing deals to star in the serial killer thriller The Good Nurse.
The film is based on Charles Greaber’s novel and has been adapted by Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Penny Dreadful) with Tobias Lindholm (A Hijacking) making his English-language feature film directing debut. The film will come from Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa, Lionsgate and BRON Studios.
The Good Nurse follows the true story of the pursuit and capture of Charlie Cullen, a nurse who is regarded as one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Now called “Angel of Death,” Cullen was a married father who was thought to be a responsible caretaker, but his secret compulsion to take life led to his implication in the deaths of as many as 300 patients over 16 years, spread across nine hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
If their deals go through, Redmayne will portray Cullen, the famed serial killer who was caught by two former Newark homicide detectives who wouldn’t let go and helped by a nurse, played by Chastain, whose own pursuit led to Cullen’s capture.
Chastain will be seen next X-Men: Dark Phoenix and It: Chapter Two while Redmayne will be reprising his role as the eccentric wizard Newt Scamander this fall in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
