Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott Join ‘The Whisper Man’

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(Left) Michelle Monaghan in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3. Photo: Fabio Lovino/HBO. (Right) Adam Scott in ‘Severance’, now streaming on Apple TV+.

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Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott are joining crime thriller ‘The Whisper Man.’
Robert De Niro is starring in the movie.
James Ashcroft will direct the adaptation of the Alex North novel.

Since their time spent working in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directors Joe and Anthony Russo have launched production company AGBO and embarked on directing several movies of their own while producing shows and films for others, including via a deal with Netflix.

AGBO’s Netflix output has included 2019’s ‘Mosul,’ 2020 Chris Hemsworth starrer ‘Extraction,’ while 2022 saw the release of Ryan Gosling/Chris Evans spy thriller ‘The Gray Man’ (which reached No. 7 on Netflix’s all-time most popular film list despite some seriously mixed reviews), and 2023 sequel ‘Extraction 2.’ All three of the titles reached the Netflix Top 10 list in 93 countries.

The pair currently has sci-fi adventure ‘The Electric State’ headed to the streaming service this Friday, but is also developing new crime thriller ‘The Whisper Man’ based on Alex North’s novel, with Robert De Niro starring and ‘Coming Home in the Dark’ and ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ filmmaker James Ashcroft in the director’s chair.

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‘The First Omen’s Ben Jacoby and ‘It’ veteran Chase Palmer have written the script for the new movie.

Here’s what the AGBO team said when ‘The Whisper Man’ was first announced:

“AGBO is excited to be embarking on our 6th film with our incredible partners at Netflix. ‘The Whisper Man’ is a gripping thriller but at its core is a poignant and complex story of father and sons. We are grateful to have one of the finest actors of his generation, Robert De Niro, anchoring that story and with the remarkable James Ashcroft directing.”

The cameras are scheduled to start rolling this spring on the East Coast and now, via Deadline, word arrives that the film’s cast is expanding to include Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott.

What’s the story of ‘The Whisper Man’?

Robert De Niro as George Mullen in 'Zero Day'. Photo: Jojo Whilden/Netflix © 2024.

Here’s the official synopsis of the book: after the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank.

But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night.

Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter’s crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice.

Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man.

While no character details have been revealed for the movie, we’re thinking Scott will play Kennedy, while the film’s synopsis mentions he has an estranged retired police detective for a father, so that’s a role we could see De Niro taking.

As for Monaghan, might she be detective Beck?

Where else can we see Michelle Monaghan?

Michelle Monaghan in ‘Bad Monkey,’ premiering August 14, 2024 on Apple TV+.

Monaghan is scoring great reviews currently playing Jaclyn Lemon on ‘The White Lotus’, a TV actor on vacation with friends at a luxury resort in Thailand when old rivalries and issues surface.

She’s also been seen recently on Apple TV+ series ‘Bad Monkey’ and on the streaming service’s 2023 action comedy ‘The Family Plan,’ the sequel to which is currently in production.

On top of that, she played a detective in last year’s ‘MaXXXine,’ Ti West’s wrap-up to his horror trilogy.

Where else can we see Adam Scott?

Adam Scott in ‘Severance’, now streaming on Apple TV+.

Scott is back as Mark Scout for the second season of workplace drama mystery ‘Severance,’ which is getting good notices on Apple TV+.

He was part of the bloody first scene in Osgood Perkins’ horror movie ‘The Monkey,’ where he played Captain Petey Shelborn.

Last year, Scott was seen in Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off ‘Madame Web’ as Ben Parker.

Coming up, he has comedy thriller ‘The Saviors’ and horror title ‘Hokum.’

And he’s planning to make his feature directorial debut with thriller ‘Double Booked.’

When will ‘The Whisper Man’ be on our screens?

With the movie produced by AGBO under its deal with Netflix, we do know it’ll be headed to the streaming service, but neither company has said anything about a release date yet.