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Thomas Doherty, a Scottish actor known for his role as Captain Hook’s son in Disney's "Descendants," is set to star in the upcoming dark romance film "Butcher and Blackbird." He will play Rowan Kane, a chef turned vigilante killer, alongside Emma Laird, who plays Sloane Sutherland, another serial killer. The movie, based on Brynne Weaver’s novel of the same name, starts filming this month in New York and Vancouver, with fans speculating that Doherty may use his Scottish accent for the role.

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Thomas Doherty, a Scottish actor known for his role in the Disney film Descendants, is taking on a new dark turn in his career. He will play Rowan Kane, a chef turned vigilante killer, in the upcoming movie Butcher and Blackbird based on Brynne Weaver's novel series Ruinous Love. The project, which starts filming this month in New York and Vancouver, also stars Emma Laird, an Edinburgh-based actress who appeared in the Oscar-winning period drama The Brutalist. Fans are speculating that Doherty will use his Scottish accent for the role after American readers initially mistook a character as being Scottish due to the Irish actor's performance in the audiobook version of the novel series. The film, set to start production soon, has garnered significant interest online with discussions about cultural representation and the actors' accents.

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🔮 The former teen star is taking on the lead in the sinister romance Butcher and Blackbird based on the trilogy Ruinous Love which was number one on the New York Times’ bestseller list. And fans are speculating that the Edinburgh actor, who played the role of Captain Hook’s son in Disney film Descendants with a Scottish accent, will get to do it again as chef turned vigilante killer Rowan Kane.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Scots Disney star Thomas Doherty goes dark in new role as a serial killer

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The former teen star is taking on the lead in the sinister romance Butcher and Blackbird based on the trilogy Ruinous Love which was number one on the New York Times’ bestseller list. And fans are speculating that the Edinburgh actor, who played the role of Captain Hook’s son in Disney film Descendants with a Scottish accent, will get to do it again as chef turned vigilante killer Rowan Kane.

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Scots Disney star Thomas Doherty goes dark in new role as a serial killer · assertive framing

Disney star Thomas Doherty is heading to the dark side after landing the role of a serial killer alongside fellow Scots actress Emma Laird. asserted

Doherty → head → Laird

who → take → chef

An Irishman in Brynne Weaver’s novel, American readers listening to the audio book believed the character was a Scot and are now championing him to use his native tongue in the Amazon MGM studio production which starts filming in New York and Vancouver this month. asserted

which → listen → York

One reader said: ‘Thomas is Scottish, he should have that accent.’ asserted

he → say → accent

Scottish Bafta nominee Laird, 28, who starred in the Oscar-winning period drama The Brutalist, will play Sloane Sutherland, an American scientist and fellow serial killer. asserted

who → star → Sutherland

The deranged pair begin a flirtatious relationship by scheduling an annual murder competition targeting their fellow serial killers. asserted

pair → begin → killers

Doherty, who convinced Disney bosses to let him play Harry Hook with a Scottish brogue, has admitted to a fascination about the psychological background of real-life murderers. asserted

him → convince → murderers

Emma Laird will be joining fellow Scot Thomas Doherty in the adaptation of Brynne Weaver's novel Butcher & Blackbird Thomas Doherty starred in the HBO Max reboot of Gossip Girl He joked that after playing a vampire in The Invitation, it was ‘good practice to play a serial killer’. asserted

it → join → killer

Laird recently appeared in BBC drama Mint which was filmed in Glasgow last year and revolves around a crime family’s inner life. asserted

which → appear → life

The show, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in January, also starred Bafta-winning actor Lewis Gribben and fellow Scot Laura Fraser, who had a major role in US smash hit Breaking Bad. asserted

who → premier → hit

Despite her Scottish connections, Laird, who grew up in Cheshire, poked fun at her accent in the show. asserted

who → grow → show

She had said: ‘I was so terrible at the Scottish accent, despite my dad being Scottish.’ asserted

dad → say → accent

Laird has also starred in Mayor Of Kingstown, A Haunting In Venice, and Oscar-winning film The Brutalist. asserted

Laird → star → Venice

Scots Disney star Thomas Doherty goes dark in new role as a serial killer

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