Broadway's Betty Buckley Boards Cast of Upcoming M. Night Shyamalan Thriller

Variety reports that Betty Buckley, Anya Taylor Joy, Jessica Sula and Haley Lu Richardson have signed on to M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming thriller. The actors join previously announced cast member James McAvoy on the project, to be written, directed and produced by Shyamalan.

While no details on the storyline have been revealed, the site reports the film will have a supernatural theme. The project marks a reunion for Buckley and the director, who previously worked together on 'The Happening.'

Ms. Buckley starred in the World Premiere of Horton Foote's play The Old Friends at New York's Signature Theatre and repeated her performance last Summer at The Alley Theatre in Houston. She plays a recurring role on ABC Family's hit show Pretty Little Liars. Her critically acclaimed shows, Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway and The Other Woman: The Vixens of Broadway debuted at Feinstein's, New York City's illustrious cabaret room. In 2012, she co-starred in Dallas Theatre Center's smash hit Arsenic and Old Lace.

The Tony award winner has thrilled audiences with acclaimed performances in such shows in Broadway and on London's West End as Sunset Boulevard, Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Carrie, Song & Dance, Triumph of Love, Pippin, Promise, Promises and 1776. Her highly praised starring role in the M. Night Shyamalan feature film The Happening, joins her other memorable film performances including Tender Mercies, Frantic, and Carrie.

In addition to her recent Theatre Hall of Fame induction, in 2009, Ms. Buckley was honored with the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Theater and was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2007. She is a Tony Award Winner & has been nominated for a second Tony, an Olivier Award & Evening Standard Award in London. She has received two Emmy nominations for her work in television & two Grammy nominations for her recordings.

Her newest recording Ghostlight produced by legendary T Bone Burnett was released in September of 2014.

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