Jess Gabor and Arthur Langlie will star in “He Talks to Me,” a psychological thriller from director Christina Kallas and screenwriter Alejandro Adams, Variety can reveal exclusively.
Mike S. Ryan developed the project and will produce through his banner Greyshack Films. Derrick Tseng will also produce.
According to an official logline, “He Talks to Me” follows “Melody (Gabor), a young single mother in rural Arkansas, who is followed home by local police officer Bryce Hagan (Langlie) for what begins as a casual interrogation and spirals into a harrowing test of survival, coercion and endurance.” Other cast members include Sayra Player, Adam David Thompson and Ryan Siegel.
Other projects from Kallas, a two-time Berlinale and Slamdance alumna, include “Paris is in Harlem” and “The Rainbow Experiment.” She is a former president of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe and a member of the Actors Studio.
Gabor recently wrapped production on Tony Goldwyn‘s “Hello Darkness” and can next be seen in a recurring role in Season 3 of “Daredevil: Born Again.” Her other recent film credits include David Michod’s “Christy,” “The Friend” with Bill Murray and Greyson Horst’s “Throuple.” On the small screen, she starred in Season 2 of the Paramount+ series “School Spirits” and had a breakout performance on Season 9 and Season 10 of “Shameless.”
Arthur was last seen in Kent Jones’ 2025 drama “Late Fame,” which starred Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee. His upcoming credits include “Cut Your Teeth,” from director Samuel Goodwin and producer Aaron Moorhead, and” Trash Pandas,” from director Ana Brown and producer Peter Cambor.
Gabor is repped by Anonymous Content, Buchwald, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Langlie by UTA; Adams by Range Media Partners; Thompson by CGF Talent; Player by Exclusive Artists Agency; and Siegel by Avenue B Talent.