Netflix and Chiller: THE WHISPER MAN to arrive in August…

[UPDATE!]

If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken.

If your window’s left unlatched, you’ll hear him tapping at the glass.

If you’re lonely, sad, and blue, the Whisper Man will come for you…

Netflix has now confirmed an earlier date than expected for their adaptation of Alex North’s acclaimed, best-selling novel The Whisper Man.  It will now arrive on 28th August.

The thriller is adapted from the critically-acclaimed novel of the same name (published by Celadon Books and released in 2019) and is directed by James Ashcroft (who lensed last year’s unsettling The Rule of Jenny Pen). It tells the story of widower Tom Kennedy who moves with his eight-year-old son, Jake, to the town of Featherbank, hoping to start a new chapter in their lives. But many years ago, the town suffered a spate of murders, made even more horrific because the victims were children. It was later discovered that all the victims had reported strange whispering outside their windows prior to those events. But that’s  decades old news… isn’t it? After all, the perpetrator – Frank Carter – has long since being locked away.  But when young Jake starts hearing whispering outside his own window, it begins – continues – a strange series of events that will shed new light on old crimes and put Tom and Jake’s new found peace at risk.

Previously announced, the cast includes a mixture of screen legends and rising talent, including Robert de Niro, Michael Keaton, Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan, John Carroll Lynch, Hamish Linklater, Owen Teague and Acston Luca Porto. The adaptation is written by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer and is being produced by ABGO, the indie film company led by Anthony and Joe Russo. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (the team behind the Avengers movies).

“AGBO is excited to be embarking on our sixth film with our incredible partners at Netflix,” AGBO‘s chief creative officer Angela Russo-Otstot said in a statement. “The Whisper Man is a gripping thriller, but at its core [it] 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.

It has been rated ‘R‘ (which means ‘Some bloody violence, disturbing images, suicide, language and brief sexual references…‘).

For the sake of transparency, Chaotic Neutral acknowledges a familial connection to author Alex North.