Kit Harrington went from owning a direwolf on Game of Thrones to turning into a werewolf in The Beast Within. Starring alongside Ashleigh Cummings, James Cosmo, and Caoilinn Springall, it tells the story of a family living a seemingly idyllic life deep in the forest. Harrington plays the dotting father to Springall as they have adventures in the woods. Cummings plays the loving wife and partner. And Cosmo plays the grumpy but concerned grandpa.
Their idyllic life starts to fall apart once the daughter starts realizing something sinister is happening to her father. When moon is out he transforms into something deadly. And before you know it, the viewer comes to realize that he’s been trying to protect her with the help of the mother and grandpa. When the beast within eventually gets out, the family is in a fight for their lives that you know will only end up in tragedy.
Read the official synopsis below:
After a series of strange events leads her to question her family’s isolated life on a fortified compound deep in the English wilds, 10-year-old Willow follows her parents on one of their secret late-night treks to the heart of the ancient forest. But upon witnessing her father undergo a terrible transformation, she too becomes ensnared by the dark ancestral secret they’ve tried so desperately to conceal.
Watch the trailer below:
The Beast Within hits theaters July 26, 2024.
