Hannah John-Kamen (Dutch/Aneela**) stars as Maya in Jon Wright’s horror feature UNWELCOME, about a London couple (Jamie, played by Douglas Booth is the other half of it) who are gifted a beautiful property in a remote corner of Ireland, and go there to live. Maya is very pregnant. Once there, their new neighbours are less than supportive, and the couple hear stories of mysterious creatures (Redcaps) who dwell at the foot of their new garden. Maya and Jamie are warned to leave a “blood offering” each evening to appease them. (In Irish lore, Redcaps, so named for their habit of soaking their caps in their victims’ blood, will come when called to help those in extreme need, but they exact a high price in payment for their assistance.) UNWELCOME can be streamed on AMC+ and SHUDDER.
John-Kamen is also Jill Valentine, a member of STARS (Special Tactics And Rescue Service), in WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY, the 7th film in the Resident Evil series. Director Wright, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Stay, told Sophie Butcher of Empire: “You can have somebody say theyโre a pacifist but, in reality, [they] would commit a terrible act of violence to protect their family. Thatโs why Hannahโs character is pregnant. Thatโs ultimately who sheโs defending. Hannah really has star quality and every day on set Iโd be properly blown away by her. Itโs a nuanced and layered performance.” Others in the cast are Colm Meany and Kristian Nairn.
**Dutch – Killjoy #1 – a trained assassin of unknown origin, who will meet, in the course of the series, her not-quite-evil, almost twin, Aneela. (Not quite like Helena and Sarah from ORPHAN BLACK)
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