Watch out for Dan Stevens and Drew Starkey characters in the new slasher horror film, Onslaught. Stevens and Starkey add to the brutal threat in a deserted desert town with their bent personalities. A film for the fans of the horror genre as it pays a fun homage to past frightening films. 

The Synopsis

When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper (Adria Arjona, “Father of the Bride”) must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.

The British actor, Dan Stevens found his interest in acting while attending the private school, Tonbridge. But it wasn’t until Marlowe Society that he got noticed by filmmaker Peter Hall during a Macbeth production alongside Rebecca Hall. Shortly after Hall gave Stevens a role and toured Shakespeare’s As You Like It internationally. Now Stevens is known also for film and television. The most notable role was playing “Matthew Crawley” in Downton Abbey. Followed by others like The Guest and playing “Beast” in Disney’s 2017 live action Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson. Among his upcoming projects is Godzilla x Kong: Supernova and was casted to play RoboCop/Alex Murphy in Prime Video’s Robocop series. 

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The American boy from North Carolina, Drew Starkey grew up doing sports and in high school picked up drama. After graduating in English and theater performance in Western Carolina University he began auditioning. Starkey began with small roles on television Then a year later joined the world of cinema. Now he is known for Love, Simon, The Hate U Give, Mine 9, Queer and Outer Banks. Recently he was also seen on Apple TV’s Lucky alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.  Upcoming projects include Deep Cuts and King Snake with Margaret Qualley.

The day after the Los Angeles premiere of Onslaught I was able to connect with Dan Stevens and Drew Starkey via Zoom. They both discussed their transformations and getting to work with director Adam Wingard. In addition to sharing favorite scenes. 

A24 is releasing Onslaught exclusively in theaters September 4, 2026.

Source: LRMExclusive, A24