Exclusive: Deadline has learned that Bella Thorne will star in director Mitzi Peirone’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Uncanny. Bella took to Instagram to share her feelings about the role in a new movie. Written by Peirone and Chaya Doswell, The Uncanny presents a future where every citizen is implanted with a chip capable of controlling everything from emotions to directions, until a routine update backfires, causing a cyber apocalypse. Actress Bella Thorne, known for Blended and Assassination Nation, has taken on a new role in the upcoming post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller The Uncanny. In a desperate attempt to get others … Written by Peirone and Chaya Doswell, The Uncanny presents a future where every citizen is implanted with a chip capable of controlling everything from emotions to directions, until a routine update backfires, causing a cyber apocalypse. The star will appear in «The Uncanny» which is a post-apocalyptic thriller directed by Mitzi Peirone. Directed by Denis Héroux. Bella Thorne is no stranger to the apocalypse, having appeared in 2018's dystopian-riddled I Still See You. Directed by Mitzi Peirone. According to the star's words, she locked down Peirone to direct a project she had written. And now, Deadline reports that Thorne has signed on to the post-apocalyptic thriller The Uncanny, directed by Mitzi Peirone (Braid). With Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Roland Culver. Bella Thorne will star in the thriller The Uncanny, which focuses on a dystopian future where humans have chips implanted for regulation. Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. Bella Thorne is in the midst of filming Habit, an indie film that is being produced by Donovan Leitch, 852 Films, Martingale Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Cloudlight, and Elevated Films, the production company behind the Oscar-nominated film, Mudbound. Wiping out most of humanity, five strangers miraculously survive, now forced to live hidden in a bunker with their implants ripped from their spines. With Bella Thorne. When the words post-apocalypse are attached to any film, you can guess things aren't going to go super great for humanity. EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Bella Thorne will star in director Mitzi Peirone's post-apocalyptic thriller The Uncanny. The film is being directed by Mitzi Peirone (Braid), who co-wrote the script alongside Chaya … EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Bella Thorne will star in director Mitzi Peirone’s post-apocalyptic thriller The Uncanny.. Bella Thorne will star in an upcoming movie titled The Uncanny.. The film is billed as a “post-apocalyptic thriller” and will be directed by Mitzi Peirone, who made her feature film directorial debut a couple years ago with a movie called Braid.That film played the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018.