Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods give us all the secrets on “Heretic,” the only fall thriller to involve Hugh Grant, Mormonism, blueberry pie, and Jar Jar Binks.

And what a man Beck and Woods have cast in their religious horror flick, effectively weaponizing the befuddled British charm of one Mr. Hugh Grant, who has fumbled and grinned through such rom-com classics as “Notting Hill,

The final part of 2024 is still promising to deliver on the horror front, with the next hotly-anticipated addition coming from the iconic "indie" studio A24, as they team up with Scott Beck and Bryan Woods to extend Hugh Grant's new villain era in the upcoming Heretic.

Hugh Grant turns his natural charm into a weapon in “Heretic,” a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper.

Late in his career, Grant has become very adept at curving the English charms that made him a star toward malice.

That’s the premise, and the clever casting, of “Heretic,” a horror film starring Grant in his least likely role: a total sicko. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, of “A Quiet Place,” the film features moody cinematography from Chung Chung-hoon (2017’s “It”),