Scott Speedman Nabs Villain Role in Misha Green Thriller ‘Sunflower’ (Exclusive)

Scott Speedman is going bad.

The actor, most recently seen co-starring on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, has joined the cast of Sunflower, the thriller that Lovecraft Country creator Misha Green is writing and directing for Lionsgate.

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Jurnee Smollett and Isabel May are already on the call sheet for the feature that will shoot in South Africa in spring of 2024.

In Sunflower, two women, played by Smollett and May,  struggle to escape from a deranged college professor who holds them hostage on a remote sunflower farm. Speedman is playing the deranged college professor.

Green is making her directorial debut with the project, and is also producing alongside Craig Flores.

Meredith Wieck and Aaron Edmonds will oversee the project for Lionsgate.

Speedman will next star for Lionsgate opposite Jordana Brewster and Laurence Fishburne in the thriller Cellar Door. His recent credits include the 2022 David Cronenberg comeback Crimes of the Future, Lena Dunham’s coming-of-age drama Sharp Stick, and a stint on Netflix hit You.

He is repped by CAA and GGA.

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