Here’s the first trailer for James Ashcroft's “The Whisper Man,” a psychological thriller based on Alex North’s New York Times bestselling novel, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott.
The story follows a widowed crime writer whose young son is kidnapped, forcing him to reconnect with his estranged father, a retired police detective. As they investigate, they uncover links between the abduction and a decades-old case involving a notorious serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.”
The film is part of Netflix’s ongoing push into high-profile thrillers and is produced by AGBO (the Russo brothers’ company). Netflix is positioning it as a “prestige crime drama” that leans heavily into psychological tension, yet it’s going straight to streaming.
I trust Ashcroft’s instincts—he directed the underrated 2021 horror-crime indie “Coming Home in the Dark” and 2024’s “The Rule of Jenny Pen,” both of which are sharply vicious, especially the former. That said, the trailer is a tad lacklustre? “The Whisper Man” is slated for an August 28 debut on Netflix.
Earlier today, we got our first look at Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85," which is now filming. The cast is sprawling, and we can add yet another talented actor to the mix.