Antonio Campos has proven that he has what it takes to make unusual psychological character studies in his indie endeavors “Simon Killer” and “Christine,” and now the 36-year-old filmmaker is getting his biggest cinematic canvas to date thanks to Netflix. The streaming giant is behind the star-studded new feature of ‘The Devil All the Time’, Campos based on the award-winning novel of the same name with Donald Ray Pollock. The film, set between World War II and the Vietnam War, features an ensemble cast featuring Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Jason Clarke, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Eliza Scanlan, Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Harry Melling, and Haley Bennett.
The official synopsis of “Devil All the Time” from Netflix reads: “In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its adjoining backyards, sinister characters – an unholy preacher (Pattinson), twisted couple (Clarke and Keough), and creepy sheriff (Stan) – joined young Arvin Russell (Holland), while fighting the evil forces that threaten him and his family. “
“It was a difficult book to adapt, also because there was so much we wanted,” Campos Entertainment told Weekly earlier this month about adapting Pollock’s novel with brother Paulo Campos. ‘I’m a big fan of southern gothic and noir and this was a perfect marriage of the two. Sometimes you can adapt a piece and you think like: Well, here’s a seed of a good idea and I’ll just throw everything away and start from scratch. In this case, it was like, we love everything! ”
While leading star Robert Pattinson has made an eclectic career beyond his blockbuster efforts thanks to collaborations with the Safdie Brothers, Claire Denis, and Robert Eggers, among other filmmakers, Holland is still early in his career and “Devil All the Time” marks an exciting chance to see the actor working outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Both Holland and Pattinson last appeared together in James Grey’s “The Lost City of Z.”
Netflix will release “The Devil All the Time” on September 16. The film is one of several high-profile titles on deck for Netflix this fall film season along with Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of Chicago 7.” Watch the trailer in the video below.
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