The Crown’s Claire Foy lands lead in psychological horror movie Dust set in 1930’s Oklahoma
She’s best known for her true life historical roles on the big and small screens.
But Claire Foy is taking her career in a new direction with her latest choice.
The British actress has signed on to star in the psychological horror movie Dust, THR.com reported on Monday.
Change of direction: Claire Foy has signed on to star in the psychological horror movie Dust. She’ll play a young mother in 1930’s Oklahoma who becomes convinced a mysterious force is threatening her family during terrible dust storms plaguing the state
Foy, 36, will play a young mother in 1930’s Oklahoma when the state was being plagued by terrible dust storms.
As the dust envelops daily life, she becomes increasingly convinced that a mysterious presence is threatening her family.
She decides to take extraordinary measures to protect them.
Breakthrough role: Foy, 36, first gained international attention for her performance as Anne Boleyn opposite Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in acclaimed TV series Wolf Hall
Royal role: The British actress cemented her leading lady status as Elizabeth II in Netflix’s The Crown. She starred opposite Matt Smith as Prince Philip for two seasons of the streaming hit
Foy first garnered international notice as Anne Boleyn in the acclaimed British TV series Wolf Hall.
Foy starred opposite Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII as the Tudor queen who caused Henry to break with Rome and lost her head after failing to produce a male heir.
She went on to star as Elizabeth II in Netflix’s The Crown which cemented her status as one of Britain’s most in demand actresses.
She also played astronaut Neil Armstrong’s wife Janet in First Man and the fictitious Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web.
She’ll next be seen in Louis Wain, a biopic about the 19th-century English artist, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Historical figures: Foy also played astronaut Neil Armstrong’s wife Janet in 2018’s First Man opposite Ryan Gosling
She starred as the fictitious Lisbeth Salander in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, pictured, and will next be seen in biopic Louis Wain with Benedict Cumberbatch as the 19th-century artist