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My next film, ALTERED, is rolling out this week in the US — in select theaters and on digital. Starring Tom Felton, it’s a science-fiction thriller set in a future where biological alterations are the norm: at birth, the privileged are assigned enhanced traits and become known as Genetics. Those without access to these upgrades are left behind as second-class citizens — the Specials.

Tom Felton plays Leon, a Special living at the very bottom of society with his trusted assistant Chloe — an orphan he’s taken under his wing. Both suffer from a genetic deficiency that prevents them from receiving any enhancements. When they’re framed for a brutal murder, they refuse to disappear quietly. Instead, they stand up to the powers that be and fight for justice — and for the right of all Specials to exist.

Check out the trailer below:

This film was a blast to make. I loved building this bio-engineered future and telling a heartfelt story about underdogs trying to survive in a world determined to keep them down — yet never letting them break. We shot the film in Astana, Kazakhstan, a perfect playground for science fiction with its striking blend of futuristic architecture and weathered post-Soviet brutalism.

Working with the team was a genuine pleasure. Getting to know Tom Felton was fantastic — like everyone who has worked with him, I came away impressed. He’s skilled, versatile, and generous on set. Together with Elizaveta Bugulova, who brings enormous heart to the role of Chloe, they formed a powerful duo both on and off screen. Aggy Adams injects wild energy as Mira, a pop singer entangled in the schemes of politician Frank Kessler, played by the always-brilliant Richard Brake.

I’m incredibly proud of what our whole team created. I think we managed to bring heart on the screen – and in no small part, a big chunk of that is because of the great on-screen sisterly chemistry between Tom and Lizzie!

The film is out now on Apple and on selected AMC theaters in US, and is rolling out in different formats around the world, for example in Germany it’s coming out at the same time – but by a different name (Project Darwin), which was the name the film was conceived in as, originally.