Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery to Star in Movie "Dead Man’s Wire"  

Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu) and Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) are set to star in the hostage thriller "Dead Man’s Wire".

Based on a true story, the film follows a former real estate developer who takes the mortgage banker who did him wrong hostage, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

"Dead Man’s Wire" is the next film from Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant. Script is by Austin Kolodney.

Producers include Cassian Elwes (upcoming Bride Hard, Mudbound), Joel David Moore (upcoming Bride Hard, The Immaculate Room), Tom Culliver, Sam Pressman, Mark Amin, Remi and Noor Alfallah, Andrea Bucko, Matt Murphie, and Paula Paizes.

Exec producers are Jon Gosier, Emily Salveson, Rishi Bajaj, Cami Winikoff, Michael Merlob, Divya Shahani, Jordan Claire Robbins, Robert MacLean, Svetlana Dali, Konstantin Elkin, Vlad Lapidus, Oliver Trevena, Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, John Pitts, Alan Helene, Nini Le Huynh, and Veronica Radaelli.

WME Independent is handling worldwide rights.

Next to be seen playing Count Orlok in Robert Eggers’ "Nosferatu", which releases on Christmas Day, Skarsgård’s upcoming slate also includes "It: Welcome to Derry", which he exec produces, and the David Yarovesky thriller "Locked".

Best known for starring as the volatile Billy Hargrove on Netflix’s "Stranger Things", which is heading into its final season, Australian actor Montgomery also has Legendary’s "Faces of Death" remake coming up, as well as "Went Up the Hill", a horror thriller with Vicky Krieps, which Greenwich Entertainment just acquired.

Known for films like "Good Will Hunting" and "Elephant", Van Sant returns to the director’s chair for the first time since 2018’s "Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot" starring Joaquin Phoenix.

He i also attached to helm a film on the "Hulk Hogan vs Gawker" court case, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.