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Bell joins Murphy in new thriller

Bell - To star in The Retreat
Bell - To star in The Retreat

'Billy Elliot' star Jamie Bell has been cast opposite Cillian Murphy and Thandie Newton in the thriller 'The Retreat'.

Deadline reports that the film tells the story of a couple (Murphy and Newton) who rent a cottage on a remote island in a bid to save their marriage.

Their attempts at reconciliation are interrupted when a soldier in a biohazard suit is washed up on the beach and tells them everyone on the mainland has been killed by a virus.

The film, which is described as a cross between 'Knife in the Water' and 'Dead Calm', will begin shooting in Wales next month.

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