Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Demián Bichir to Star in Álex de la Iglesia’s Action-Thriller ‘Hold the Devil’ From ‘Black Doves’ Writer Joe Barton (EXCLUSIVE)

May 1, 2026 10:15am PT Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Demián Bichir to Star in Álex de la Iglesia’s Action-Thriller ‘Hold the Devil’ From ‘Black Doves’ Writer Joe Barton (EXCLUSIVE)

Protagonist is launching the film, set in the cartel-plagued Texas borderlands, in Cannes

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Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Oscar nominee Demián Bichir are teaming up for an action-thriller involving murderous Mexican cartels, possessed kids and supernatural forces.

“Hold the Devil,” being directed by Álex de la Iglesia (“The Day of the Beast”) from a screenplay by Joe Barton (“Black Doves,” “The Ritual”), is being launched in the Cannes market by Protagonist Pictures, who rep international sales.

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