If you haven’t already heard Paul Laugier is following up his previous thriller MARTYRS with THE TALL MAN, a mysterious flick about a tall looking fellow who takes little kids. The project is currently in development but has recently hit a few snags. One of those snags is a young boy who plays a crucial role in the film. Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, who plays the son of Jessica Biel’s character, has decided to not continue with the film. He made the announcement via his facebook page.
“I am not finishing the film. Please understand and be supportive,” said Kyle Harrison Breitkopf. There wasn’t any information, or any reason for that matter, of why Breitkopf decided to quit. Some suggest it was the tone of the film but others suspect it was all business.
Laugier was able to hint at the film’s current state since Breitkopf’s departure with Screen Daily who reports that Luagier is now shooing in Canada. A couple of neat tidbits that were shared include it being a script that he wrote several years ago.
“It’s a film set in autumn in North America and it’s very linked to a Stephen King-type atmosphere…trying to combine elements of fantasy/suspense with real people – the social Americana – you typically find in Stephen King’s books.”
It’s unknown who will replace his role or if there will be re-shoots but one can only hope they do so. It’s kind of expensive when an actor walks out like that. Will this be detrimental to THE TALL MAN? We’ll see within the coming weeks as shooting continues.
Set in the town of Cold Rock, The Tall Man is a story of the haunting secrets that hide behind closed doors. With children gone missing over the years, leaving neither a clue nor a witness, superstitious locals talk of ‘The Tall Man,’ a legendary, mysterious dark figure who takes children away never to be seen again. When a woman’s son is taken, the chase is on and with it the quest for answers: Who is the Tall Man, and what happens to the children?
THE TALL MAN is being directed by Pascal Laugier (MARTYRS) and stars Jessica Biel (Below), Teach Grant, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris and Jodelle Ferland.