Film news: Rosamund Pike’s next role sounds like your worst social media habit turned into a horror movie

We spend hours feeding the algorithm. What if the algorithm started feeding on us instead?

That’s the premise behind “Feed”, a new body horror film that has landed Rosamund Pike in her next major movie role. 

The project, which is being introduced to buyers at the American Film Market, will be directed by Leslye Headland, whose credits include “The Acolyte” and “Russian Doll”.

What is “Feed” about?

The film is set in a near-future society where people can literally consume each other’s memories.

According to reports, the story follows a woman who becomes entangled in a dangerous underground market built around memory-sharing technology. 

As demand for increasingly intense experiences grows, the consequences become increasingly disturbing.

If that sounds unsettling, that’s the point.

The project is being described as a body horror film, a genre that has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years thanks to films that use physical transformation to explore larger social anxieties.

A different kind of horror

On paper, “Feed” sounds like science fiction. But the idea behind it feels very current.

The story revolves around people consuming experiences, memories and emotions created by others, a concept that echoes the way social media users spend hours scrolling through other people’s lives.

The title itself appears to be a nod to the feeds that dominate modern digital life.

Pike enters the horror world

For Pike, the project marks another intriguing addition to a career built on complex and often unpredictable characters.

The actor is perhaps still best known for “Gone Girl”, where she delivered one of the most talked-about performances of the last decade. 

Since then, she has moved between prestige dramas, streaming series and fantasy projects, including “The Wheel of Time”.

Now she’s stepping into a film that blends technology, horror and psychological suspense.

Why people are already paying attention

Sometimes a movie gets attention because of its cast. Sometimes it’s the filmmaker. Sometimes it’s a premise that makes people stop and say, “Wait, what?”

“Feed” has all three.

A body horror film about people consuming memories feels like exactly the sort of strange, uncomfortable idea that could spark conversation long before cameras start rolling. 

And with Pike and Headland attached, it already has two big names helping bring that vision to life.

For now, the project is still in its early stages. 

But if “Feed” delivers on its premise, viewers may never look at their social media feeds quite the same way again.

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