David Duchovny and Sam Worthington have been cast in The Exiles. The X Files star and the Avatar: Fire and Ash actor joined Taiwanese star Ke-Xi Wu in the upcoming expat crime thriller, which is inspired by true events and marks the English-language debut of filmmaker Midi Z. Shane Kelly, Mister Smith Entertainment senior VP of international sales, said: "An unrelenting crime thriller that grips from the first page, The Exiles marks Midi Z’s first English-language feature and a confident expansion of his distinctive visual style onto the international stage. "It reflects the tumultuous world we’re in, and follows a character’s quest to begin a new life within it. “I took inspiration from real crime incidents in Asia to weave together a tale of contradicting forces — love and exploitation, greed and fragility, darkness and hope.”