The Stare is an upcoming American psychological thriller

Psychological thriller

Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...

 film written and directed by Jay Anania. It stars Academy Award-nominees Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition...

 and James Franco

James Franco

James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...

. Franco is a student of Anania's, who runs a film program at NYU. The pair previously collaborated on Shadows and Lies

Shadows and Lies (film)

Shadows and Lies is a 2010 romantic drama film starring James Franco and Julianne Nicholson. Filming took place in New York City, New York...

.

Plot

A playwright, Martine (Ryder) suffers from paranoia and hallucations as she attempts to stage a new production. She is uncertain over whether she is deluded or if there is a plot against her. Tyrone (Franco) is an actor in Martine's new play.

Cast

• Winona Ryder
  Winona Ryder
  Winona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition...
  
   as Martine
• James Franco
  James Franco
  James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...
  
   as Tyrone
• Dagmara Dominczyk as Elizabeth Mcintyre
• Josh Hamilton
  Josh Hamilton (actor)
  Josh C. Hamilton is an American actor.Hamilton was born in New York City, New York. His father is actor Dan Hamilton, and his stepmother is actress Stephanie Braxton...
  
   as Raymond
• Katherine Waterston as Julie
• Marin Ireland
  Marin Ireland
  Marin Ireland is an American film, stage and television actress.She won the 2009 Theatre World Award and was nominated for a 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in reasons to be pretty.-Education:...
  
   as Anita
• Vangeline as Butoh dancer