The Boy in the Iron Box is making his way to the screen.
Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s serialized novel is getting a feature film adaptation from writer-director David Prior (Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, The Empty Man). Starring Rupert Friend, Kevin Durand, and Jaeden Martell, The Boy in the Iron Box is the pulse-pounding tale of a team of mercenaries who find themselves out of their depth on a remote summit. What they encounter there will haunt your nightmares.
Read on for more information about The Boy in the Iron Box — and remember not to unlock it.
Flying dark, a plane carrying a team of mercenaries crash-lands on a remote snowy summit. When they come across a maze-like stone fortress, it’s no refuge from the wolves and the freezing winds. It’s more like a trap. What they discover can stop the heart — or worse. As terror takes on a new shape, the real battle for survival begins.
The cast of The Boy in the Iron Box includes:
Yes. The Boy in the Iron Box is based on the Amazon Original Stories novella series of the same title. The 2024 serialized novel comes from the team behind The Strain: Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Frankenstein, Pinocchio) and bestselling author Chuck Hogan (Prince of Thieves, The Standoff).
There’s no word yet on a release date for The Boy in the Iron Box, but stay tuned: Production is about to begin.
