''Send Help'' is an upcoming American

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horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Mo ...

directed by

Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the first three films in the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present) and the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the super ...

and written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon. It stars

Rachel McAdams Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film '' Perfect Pie'' (2002), ...

, Chris Pang,

Dylan O'Brien Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. His first major role was as Stiles Stilinski in the MTV supernatural series '' Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017). He achieved further prominence for his lead role in the science fictio ...

, and

Dennis Haysbert Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as President David Palmer on the first five seasons of '' 24,'' baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the '' Major League'' film trilogy, Secret Service agent ...

Premise

A woman and her boss struggle to stay alive on a remote island after a plane crash.

Cast

* Chris Pang *

Production

In October 2019,

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announced that Sam Raimi would direct an untitled horror film with Mark Swift and Damian Shannon writing the script. The film would later be titled ''Send Help'', with

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attached to distribute. In October 2024,

entered negotiations to star. In December, Chris Pang joined the cast. In early 2025,

and

joined the cast, with McAdams confirmed to star.

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was scheduled to begin in January 2025. Filming ultimately began in February, in

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, and

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, and wrapped on April 17.

Release

''Send Help'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 30, 2026.

References

External links

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