Sean Beanwill always be known for his role as Ned Stark in the first season ofGame of Thrones, but before he ever suited up as a leader in the North, he teamed up with aHarry Potterstar for a medieval horror thriller that’s climbing streaming charts. Bean stars alongsideEddie RedmayneinBlack Death, the 2010 folk horror film set during the bubonic plague and following a young monk who is tasked with learning the truth about the carnage being wrought in a small village.Black Deathpremiered on Max at the start of the month, and the film has snuck into the #10 spot on the streamer’s rankings.Black Deathearned a 72% from critics onRotten Tomatoes, but general audiences gave it a 49%.
Dario Poloniwrote the script forBlack Death, andChristopher Smithdirected the film. Smith first made his directorial debut in 2004 onCreep, the R-rated slasher horror film starringSean HarrisandFranka Potente, and he followed that up two years later by helmingSeverance, another slasher horror film led byToby StephensandLaura Harris. The year before he stepped behind the camera forBlack Death, Smith directedTriangle, the 2009 sci-fi thriller starringLiam Hemsworth, and the last movie he directed wasConsecration, the 2023 R-rated folk horror film starringJena Malone. As for Poloni, his work as a scribe onBlack Deathremains the most famous of his career, and the only other movie he wrote was 2006’sWilderness, which starsSean PertweeandToby Kebbell. He did, however, recently write two episodes of the History Channel seriesColosseum.
What Have Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne Been in Lately?
Sean Bean recently featured in a recurring role as Joseph Wilford inSnowpiercer, the AMC original series based on the same graphic novel theChris Evans-led andBong Joon Ho-directed film was adapted from of the same name. He also starred in all four episodes of the miniseriesMarriageoppositeNicola Walker. As for Redmayne, he recently set the world on fire thanks to his performance inThe Day of the Jackal, the Peacock original series that’s been renewed for Season 2. That was his first role in more than two years after starring inThe Good Nurse, the 2022 R-rated true crime biopic streaming on Netflix.
Black Deathstars Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne and was directed by Christopher Smith. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates, and watchBlack DeathonMax.
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