Death By An All New Poison

Death By An All New Poison is a 2013 American Thriller Drama film written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki starring Michael Fassbender, Maitland Ward, Clea DuVall, Kerry Washington, Orlando Bloom, Lynn Collins, Troy Warwell and Shirley MacLaine.

The film secured an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Clea DuVall and an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress: Maitland Ward. It has received numerous other awards and accolades and has been theatrically praised by critics and audiences.

The film deals with melancholic themes of madness, murder, obsession, drugs, disillusionment and redemption.

The film also never reveals the real names of the female model characters which populate the film apart from the two lead protagonists portrayed by Ward and DuVall which in turn is only revealed in the end.

Cast

 * Michael Fassbender as Showman Willis
 * Maitland Ward as Brilliance Blazenby/ Elizabeth Hedricks
 * Clea DuVall as Samantha Stupendous/ Tracy Nixon
 * Kerry Washington as Estelle Eclipse
 * Orlando Bloom as Johnathen Backer
 * Lynn Collins as Eclaire Earful
 * Jessica Chastain as Flaming Fernley
 * Kelly Reilly as Dead Penelope Peace/ The Disfigured Variations of Brilliance
 * Jorma Taccone as Brilliance's Brother
 * Lindsay Sloane as Samantha's Sister
 * Marguerite Moreau as Izabelle Istania
 * Danny Dyer as Alleyway Crook
 * Ronnie Gene Blevins as Alleyway Crook
 * Shirley MacLaine as Dead Penelope's Mother
 * Elden Henson as Costume Man Ben
 * Matthias Schoenarts as Costume Man Lazart
 * Katherine Moennig as Former Model Julianna Junebell
 * Liza Weill as Weak Willed Receptionist Petula Gibson
 * Brian Presley as Lazart's Boyfriend Peter Chalk
 * Zuleikha Robinson as Catwalk Instructor Jezebel Davies
 * Johann Urb as the Bad Boy Billy/ Samantha's Boyfriend
 * Alison Becker as Bad Boy Billy's Girlfriend Michelle
 * Kiele Sanchez as Head Critic Clarmine Daniels
 * Sam Jaeger as the Prop Boy