Netflix has acquired the rights to Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Pleasure’s 2025 comedy movie. Helmed by Romain Gavras (Athena, Our Day Will Come, Les Misérables), the movie additionally options widespread music artist Charlie XCX.
Who else is in Sacrifice with Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Pleasure?
Netflix has grabbed the U.S. rights to Sacrifice, a satirical comedy movie that had its world premiere final 12 months within the Particular Shows part of the 2025 Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, stories Deadline. CAA Media Finance helped the streamer in securing this deal.
The movie’s star-studded forged additionally consists of Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, Sam Richardson, Swedish rapper Yung Lean, Ambika Mod, Jade Croot, Jeremy O. Harris, and Miriam Silverman.
The official synopsis for the movie reads, “Sacrifice tells the story of Joan (Taylor-Pleasure), a zealous spirit pushed by a volcanic prophecy solely she will be able to hear, who’s on a mission to save lots of the world from a fiery reckoning. Alongside together with her militia of mystical disciples, she hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three hostages: Mike Tyler, a beleaguered film star determined for redemption, Bracken, the world’s richest man, and Katie, who’s simply unfortunate. They’re compelled on a journey, as hilarious as it’s epic, by way of forest and fireplace till Mike faces the final word query: what would he sacrifice for humanity?”
Sacrifice has Robert Walak, Jacob Perlin, Gavras, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska, and Giorgios Karnavas because the producers. Taylor-Pleasure and Evans are serving as the chief producers.
Talking of the film’s lead forged, Taylor-Pleasure was just lately seen within the Apple TV+ sci-fi motion film The Gorge (2025). Her upcoming initiatives embody an Apple TV+ collection referred to as Fortunate. Then there’s Dune: Half Three, coming later this 12 months in December. The film will see Taylor-Pleasure reprising her position of Alia Atreides within the subsequent installment of the hit franchise.
As for Evans, he was just lately seen in Materialists and Honey Don’t! from final 12 months. In 2026, the actor can be seen returning to the MCU with Avengers: Doomsday, the place he’ll reprise his iconic position of Steve Rogers/Captain America.
