XYZ Films, Wayward Entertainment, and Resolute Films have officially wrapped production on the horror film Svalta starring Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Love Wedding Repeat), Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper, How to Date Billy Walsh), and newcomer Maisie Ayres. Directed by Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo), the film was shot in Tampere, Finland, with post-production now underway in the United Kingdom.
Written by Nick Frost, Svalta follows a family on their summer vacation to a remote island where they discover a serial killer is on the loose. Unfortunately for them the locals have no interest in helping the stranded family. The title is taken from the name of the fictional island.
Frost is best known for his roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End, and Paul. He most recently has been seen in Fighting with my Family, HBO’s The Nerves and CBS’s Why Women Kill. BAFTA-award-winning Aisling Bea is an established actor, writer and stand-up comedian in the UK and her native Ireland. She has been making a name for herself in the States with starring roles in the likes of Living With Yourself with Paul Rudd on Netflix, Home Sweet Home Alone for Disney Plus and her award winning show This Way Up on Hulu which she wrote and starred in alongside Sharon Horgan and Tobias Menzies.
Svalta is produced by Lee Kim for Resolute Films, John Hegeman for Wayward Entertainment, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakian for XYZ, Nick Frost, and, co-produced by Richard Kondal for Big Safari, with executive producers Vince Totino of Wayward Entertainment and Patrick Fischer of Creativity Capital.
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