JACK OF SPADES
NETFLIX GOTHIC MOVIE SETS LEAD CAST
Joel Coen is set to direct the gothic mystery movie adaptation JACK OF SPADES of Frederica Montresor classic novel The Alien: A Story of Middle Age, a story of intrigue and betrayal set in the Scottish Highlands, which will star Patsy Ferran, Josh O’Connor, Damian Lewis and Lesley Manville. To arrive in Fall 2027, it sets lead character Esther
Mordaunt in a bleak, gray English estate, where memories and a chance friendship begin to reshape what middle age might mean. Esther, now well into her thirties invites a world of experience into Applehurst and we follow her evolving bond with Jasper, a traveler with a vivid past and a talent for storytelling. Through his tales of sailing, revolutions, and distant lands, the story explores how a single life can stretch across time, risk, and longing without losing its humanity.
Mordaunt in a bleak, gray English estate, where memories and a chance friendship begin to reshape what middle age might mean. Esther, now well into her thirties invites a world of experience into Applehurst and we follow her evolving bond with Jasper, a traveler with a vivid past and a talent for storytelling. Through his tales of sailing, revolutions, and distant lands, the story explores how a single life can stretch across time, risk, and longing without losing its humanity.