Sigourney Weaver Joins Miles Teller & Anya Taylor-Joy to Lead Apple Film 'The Gorge'

by Darian Scalamoni

    The Gorge, the latest project coming from Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, The Black Phone) is assembling quite the cast. According to a report from Deadline, Sigourney Weaver (Avatar: The Way of Water, Alien) is joining the previously reported Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick, Whiplash) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit, The Witch) for the film that will be distributed by Apple. 

    Derrickson will direct and produce the film coming from a script that was written by Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War) and though plot details are being kept under wraps, The Gorge is described as a high-action, genre bending love story. Having amassed a number of actors coming off respective big years last year, it's sure to catch a number of eyeballs when comes time for release. 

    Weaver is coming off her return to the world of Pandora in James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water, which is now the fourth highest grossing movie of all-time. She also starred in historical drama Call Jane alongside Kata Mara and Elizabeth Banks which hits Hulu later this month.

    Teller is coming off a 2022 that included his role as Rooster in Best Picture nominee Top Gun: Maverick. He also starred in the limited series The Offer on Paramount+ based on the making of The Godfather in which Teller played Albert S. Ruddy.

    Taylor-Joy starred in the food-based thriller The Menu last year. She'll next voice Princess Peach in the widely anticipated animated feature Super Mario Bros. Following that voice role, she'll play a younger version of Charlize Theron's character from Mad Max: Fury Road in the prequel film Furiosa with Chris Hemsworth.