First photo, more casting on “CUCKOO,” from “LUZ’s” Tilman Singer

Friday, July 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The feature film debut of EUPHORIA’s Hunter Schafer just wrapped production in Germany.

CUCKOO was shot on 35mm by writer/director Tilman Singer, who created a festival sensation with his debut movie LUZ. The cast also includes Dan Stevens (THE GUEST), Jessica Henwick, Marton Csókás, Greta Fernández and LUZ’s Jan Bluthardt; also returning from Singer’s first film are cinematographer Paul Faltz, production designer Dario Mendez Acosta, composer Simon Waskow and sound designer Henning Hein. Plot details on CUCKOO are being kept under wraps; it’s currently in postproduction for release by Neon in 2023. We’ll keep you posted on further updates as we get ’em.

Michael Gingold

Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).