'Nocturne': Meet Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman and the rest of the cast of the 'Welcome to Blumhouse' horror
Part of the slate of eight horror films arriving on Amazon Prime Video under ‘Welcome to Blumhouse’, a joint venture between Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, ‘Nocturne’ feels like the most ambitious one so far. Written and directed by Zu Quirke in her breakout feature debut, and executive produced by Jason Blum, Lisa Bruce, Marci Wiseman, Jeremy Gold, Matthew Myers, and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, the film combines music and horror.
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate. The film examines sibling rivalry gone bad as Juliet’s desire to one-up her sister Vivian takes a violent form that might ultimately end up consuming them both.
The film’s trailer looks fabulous, not just with its aesthetics but with the imagery it tries to portray. It promises to be one of those horror films that just might find a cult following, reminding heavily of ‘Suspiria’ or ‘The Perfection’ or ‘Black Swan’. So, let’s take a look at the actors who will bring this story to life.
Sydney Sweeney as Juliet
The 23-year-old American actor is known for her roles in the Netflix series ‘Everything Sucks!’, the Hulu series ‘The Handmaid's Tale’, the HBO miniseries ‘Sharp Objects’, and the HBO teen drama series ‘Euphoria’. In films, she appeared in Quentin Tarantino's comedy-drama ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’. Sweeney has also guest-starred in TV shows such as ‘Pretty Little Liars’, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Grey's Anatomy’, ‘90210’, and ‘In the Vault’.
Madison Iseman as Vivian
The 23-year-old American actor is best known for her role as Charlotte on the television comedy series ‘Still the King’. She is also known for playing the role of Bethany Walker in ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ and its sequel ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’, as Sarah Quinn in ‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’, and as Mary Ellen in ‘Annabelle Comes Home’. She has also appeared in the series ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Henry Danger’.
She has also worked on a number of short films, including ‘She Will Be Free’ and ‘Ticket to the Haunted Mansion’. Iseman, aside from acting, also sings. Before rising to acting fame, she posted song covers to her YouTube channel. Later, she started vlogging on her self-titled channel.
Brandon Keener as David
The 46-year-old American actor is best known for his voice-over roles in several video games. He has voiced Garrus Vakarian in the ‘Mass Effect’ series, as well as ISAC from ‘Tom Clancy's The Division’, Detective Harold Caldwell in ‘L.A. Noire’, and Tobias in ‘Saints Row’ and ‘Saints Row 2’.
With more than 20 years in the field, Keener has appeared on several TV shows like ‘NYPD Blue’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, ‘Justified’, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Castle’, and more. He has also appeared in films like ‘He's Just Not That into You’, ‘The Purge: Anarchy’, ‘Not Safe for Work’, and more.
The film also stars Jacques Colimon, JoNell Kennedy, Ji Eun Hwang, Asia Jackson, Bryce McKinney, John Rothman, Ivan Shaw, Stephon Fuller, A.J. Tannen, and Julie Benz, among others.
'Nocturne' premieres on October 13, along with 'Evil Eye' only on Amazon Prime Video.