# Flesh of the Gods
**Flesh of the Gods** is an upcoming vampire thriller film directed by [Panos Cosmatos](https://www.edgepedia.org/panos-cosmatos), written by [Andrew Kevin Walker](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-kevin-walker) from a story by Cosmatos and Walker, and set in Los Angeles during the 1980s. It stars [Kristen Stewart](https://www.edgepedia.org/kristen-stewart) and Wagner Moura as a married couple drawn into a hedonistic vampire underworld, and it is a German-American co-production with A24 handling theatrical distribution in the United States.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) • [2](https://www.xyzfilms.com/flesh-of-the-gods) • [3](https://wefadetogrey.de/cinema-tv-projects-in-production/flesh-of-the-gods-at)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director and writers | Directed by Panos Cosmatos (*Beyond the Black Rainbow*, *Mandy*); screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker (*Se7en*), from a story by Cosmatos and Walker[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) • [4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods) |
| Setting and genre | Vampire thriller set in "Los Angeles during the glittering 1980s"; listed as horror and thriller[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) • [5](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5609997/) |
| Lead cast | Kristen Stewart as Alex and Wagner Moura as Raoul, with Esmé Creed-Miles, Alba Baptista, Roland Møller, Chidi Ajufo, and David Schütter[2](https://www.xyzfilms.com/flesh-of-the-gods) • [5](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5609997/) |
| Casting change | Wagner Moura replaced Oscar Isaac as Raoul due to a scheduling conflict[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) |
| Filming | Began May 12, 2026 in the Canary Islands, Spain, with the second half of the shoot scheduled for Cologne, Germany; the film is in post-production[4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods) |
| Distribution | A24 (United States, theatrical), Elevation Pictures (Canada), Diamond Films (Brazil)[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/companycredits/) |
| Release status | No release date listed on IMDb; FILMSTARTS reports A24 expects a 2027 US theatrical release, and UHM lists TBD 2027/2028[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/releaseinfo/) • [8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html) • [4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods) |
## Premise
The story follows Raoul and Alex, a married couple living in a luxury skyscraper condo in 1980s Los Angeles. Each evening they descend into the city's "electric nighttime" realm, where they cross paths with a mysterious, enigmatic woman called Nameless and her hard-partying cabal. Seduced by the encounter, they enter a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.[2](https://www.xyzfilms.com/flesh-of-the-gods) • [4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods)
The film is described as a vampire thriller, and Nameless is understood to be an undead blood-drinker, though the announced materials describe her only as mysterious and magnetic.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) • [8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html) Cosmatos described the film's tone in a statement quoted by UpcomingHorrorMovies: "Like Los Angeles itself Flesh of the Gods inhabits the liminal realm between fantasy and nightmare. Both propulsive and hypnotic, Flesh will take you on a hot rod joy ride deep into the glittering heart of hell."[4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods)
## Production
The project was announced in 2024 at the Cannes market, with Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac, and [Elizabeth Olsen](https://www.edgepedia.org/elizabeth-olsen) set to star. Kinopoisk credits [Oscar Isaac](https://www.edgepedia.org/oscar-isaac), Jonas Katzenstein, and Betsy Koch among the producers, and UHM lists Hyperobject Industries, Augenschein Filmproduktion, and Nevermind Pictures as the studios.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) • [5](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5609997/) • [4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods)
**Casting changes.** During the long development period, Oscar Isaac left the production because of a scheduling conflict, and [Wagner Moura](https://www.edgepedia.org/wagner-moura), who received an Academy Award nomination for *[The Secret Agent](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-secret-agent-2025-film)*, took over the role of Raoul.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) • [8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html) Elizabeth Olsen was originally reported as playing the nightclub-dwelling Nameless.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) Her status is reported inconsistently: FILMSTARTS writes that she is probably no longer on board, while the Cinegraph database still lists her among the cast.[8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html) • [9](https://cinegraph.org/movies/flesh-of-the-gods-unknown) The cast announced at the start of filming included Esmé Creed-Miles, Roland Møller, and [Alba Baptista](https://www.edgepedia.org/alba-baptista), joined by Chidi Ajufo and David Schütter.[5](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5609997/) • [8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html)
**Financing and shoot.** Development moved slowly at first; FILMSTARTS reports that financing stalled even after Stewart had committed early, before the project finally moved forward.[8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html) [Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) began on May 12, 2026 in the [Canary Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/canary-islands), Spain, with the second half of the shoot scheduled for Cologne, Germany, standing in for the film's Los Angeles setting.[4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods) • [1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) Production companies include the German firm Augenschein Filmproduktion, Hyperobject Industries, Mad Gene Media, and MMC Movies (co-financing), with Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and IPR.VC also credited; the film is a German-American co-production.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/companycredits/) • [10](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Flesh-of-the-Gods__356850.html) • [3](https://wefadetogrey.de/cinema-tv-projects-in-production/flesh-of-the-gods-at) The film is in post-production.[4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods)
## Release
IMDb lists no release date for the film.[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/releaseinfo/) FILMSTARTS reports that A24 expects to bring it to American theaters in 2027, while UpcomingHorrorMovies lists the release as TBD 2027/2028.[8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html) • [4](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods) Beyond A24 in the United States, Elevation Pictures holds Canadian theatrical rights and Diamond Films holds Brazilian theatrical rights.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/companycredits/)
## Context in Cosmatos's career
Flesh of the Gods is the follow-up feature from Panos Cosmatos, the filmmaker known for the hallucinatory genre films *Beyond the Black Rainbow* (2010) and *Mandy* (2018), the latter a [Nicolas Cage](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicolas-cage) horror film celebrated for its vivid, psychedelic imagery.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) Film Stories notes that the film's neon-soaked 1980s vampire premise recalls films such as *Vamp*, *Near Dark*, and *The Lost Boys*, and that the combination of Cosmatos's visual style with a script by Andrew Kevin Walker, the screenwriter of [David Fincher](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-fincher)'s *Se7en*, points to a deliberately dark affair.[1](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/) The German press has also drawn a comparison to [Tony Scott](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-scott)'s debut *The Hunger* (1983), in which Susan Sarandon's character encounters a vampire couple played by David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve.[8](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html)
## References
1. [Flesh Of The Gods | Panos Cosmatos' vampire flick begins filming, Film Stories](https://filmstories.co.uk/news/flesh-of-the-gods-wagner-moura-joins-panos-cosmatos-vampire-flick/)
2. [Flesh Of The Gods, XYZ Films](https://www.xyzfilms.com/flesh-of-the-gods)
3. [Flesh of the Gods (AT), WeFadeToGrey](https://wefadetogrey.de/cinema-tv-projects-in-production/flesh-of-the-gods-at)
4. [Flesh of the Gods, UHM – UpcomingHorrorMovies](https://upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/flesh-gods)
5. [Плоть богов (Flesh of the Gods), Кинопоиск](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/5609997/)
6. [Flesh of the Gods – Company credits, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/companycredits/)
7. [Flesh of the Gods – Release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32267009/releaseinfo/)
8. [Neuer Vampir-Thriller mit "Twilight"-Star Kristen Stewart kommt endlich, FILMSTARTS.de](https://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/1000203908.html)
9. [Flesh of the Gods, Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/movies/flesh-of-the-gods-unknown)
10. [Flesh of the Gods, Feature Film, 2026, Crew United](https://www.crew-united.com/en/Flesh-of-the-Gods__356850.html)
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