The Darkest Tale of Lorcan Darcy - Part 1

is the 2019 supernatural horror film, directed by Kimberly Peirce, and is the first installment of The Darkest Tale of Lorcan Darcy Trilogy. The film was produced by Kevin Misher, with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The film stars Mckenna Grace as the titular protagonist, alongside Jackson A. Dunn as Lorcan's boyfriend, Chosen Jacob and. The cast also features Hugh Jackman, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Chad Michael Murray, David Eddings, Alanna Linayre, Lauren Synger and Cameron Boyce in his final role. In , An twelve years old girl, Lorcan discovers a nightmare of cartoon characters seemingly brought to life by the titular ink machine.

After The Darcy Triplets: Enter the Archieverse became a huge success, Warner Bros. Pictures expressed interest into making a Lorcan Darcy horror movie. Work began in September 2017 on a female version that would be set in the same world as Riverdale. In October 2017, Peirce was asked to direct the movie and Cohen and Aguirre-Sacasa were set to write with Grace and A. Dunn added in November. The film was inspired by the 2017-2018 survival horror game, Bendy and the Ink Machine published by Kindly Beast under the name of the game's in-universe animation studio Joey Drew Studios Inc. The film was dedicated to the memories of Cameron Boyce who died in his sleep on July 6.

Cast

 * McKenna Grace as Lorcan Darcy and Laura-Belle Darcy: The Identical twin sisters. Lorcan is the  youngest twin and the titular main protagonist of the trilogy who lost her twin sister to the Farm and Laura-Belle is the oldest twin who died from being drowned.
 * Jackson A. Dunn as Jake Thompson: Lorcan's boyfriend whom she has a crush on.
 * Chosen Jacobs as Kyle Pimiento: Lorcan's best friend who has a sense of humor.
 * TBA as Anya Diaz: Lorcan's mexican-american best friend who speaks two languages.
 * Hugh Jackman as Bill Darcy: Lorcan and Laura-Belle's father who's a cartoonist. He is very caring and kind to his daughters.
 * Wendi McLendon-Covey as Lisa Wilson: Lorcan and Laura-Belle's abusive mother who kidnapped them and their friends and taken them to the Farm.
 * Chad Michael Murray as Edgar Evernever: The leader of the Farm and Lorcan's arch-nemesis. He is the main antagonist of the trilogy who wants to recruit her to the Farm.
 * David Eddings as the voice of Joey Drew
 * Alanna Linayre as the voice of Susie Campbell
 * Lauren Synger as the voice of Allison Angel
 * Cameron Boyce as Mike: One of the prisoners at the farm who Lorcan, Jake, Kyle, Anya and Laura-Belle befriends with.
 * This is Boyce's final role before his death on July 6.