The Belko Experiment
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| Directed by | Greg McLean |
| Produced by | James Gunn Peter Safran |
| Written by | James Gunn |
| Starring | John Gallagher, Jr. Tony Goldwyn Adria Arjona Melonie Diaz |
| Music by | Tyler Bates |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Belko Experiment is an upcoming American horror thriller film directed by Greg McLean and written by James Gunn. The film stars John Gallagher, Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, and Melonie Diaz. Filming began on June 1, 2015 in Bogotá, Colombia.
Cast
- John Gallagher, Jr. as Mike Pelk, an employee at the Belko Corporation[1]
- Tony Goldwyn as Barry Norris, the COO of Belko[2]
- Adria Arjona as Leandra Jerez, Norris' assistant[3]
- Melonie Diaz as Dany Wilkins, a new hire at Belko[4]
- John C. McGinley as Wendell Dukes, a socially awkward top executive[5]
- David Del Rio as Roberto Jerez[3]
- Stephen Blackehart as Brian Vargas, an interpreter[3]
- Josh Brener as Keith McLure, a tech worker[3]
- Rusty Schwimmer as Peggy Displasia, Pelk's secretary[3]
- Michael Rooker as Bud Melks, Belko's head of maintenance[6]
- Imran Khan
- Sean Gunn as Marty Espenscheid, a cafeteria worker[7]
- Steve Agee as Chet Valincourt, Espencheid's best friend[7]
- David Dastmalchian as Alonso "Lonny" Crane, a maintenance worker under Melks[7]
- Gail Bean as Leota Hynek, a worker who befriends Wilkins[7]
- Valentine Miele as Ross Reynolds, a sales representative for Belko[7]
- Joe Fria as Robert Hickland[8]
- Owain Yeoman as Terry Winters[3]
- Benjamin Byron Davis as Antonio Fowler[8]
- James Earl as Evan, Belko's only security guard[8]
- Brent Sexton as Vince Agostino, Belko's head of human resources[8]
- Mikaela Hoover as Raziya Memarian, Agostino's assistant[8]
- Gamal Dillard as Executive Held Hostage
Production
On March 31, 2015, James Gunn posted on Facebook about his upcoming thriller film, The Belko Experiment which he wrote the script and was intended to produce along with Peter Safran. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was set to finance the film, while Greg McLean was set to direct.[9] The film is about an American company based in South America and its employees are ordered to kill each other or be killed.[10]
Casting
On May 18, 2015, John Gallagher, Jr. joined the cast.[1] On May 19, 2015, Tony Goldwyn joined the cast.[2] On May 20, 2015, Melonie Diaz was cast in the film.[4] On May 22, 2015, Michael Rooker joined the cast.[6] On May 28, 2015, Gunn's brother Sean Gunn was cast in the film, along with Steve Agee, David Dastmalchian, Gail Bean, and Valentine Miele.[7] On June 1, 2015, Gunn announced on his Twitter feed that David Del Rio, Stephen Blackehart, Josh Brener, and Rusty Schwimmer had joined the cast.[3] On June 2, 2015, Gunn announced on his Facebook page that Joe Fria, Benjamin Byron Davis, James Earl, Brent Sexton, and Mikaela Hoover were also cast.[8]
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on June 1, 2015 in Bogotá, Colombia.[10][11] and concluded on July 12, 2015.[12]
References
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