Louis Paxton’s debut film, the Domhnall Gleeson -starring The Incomer , will open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival . From Focus Features and Universal Pictures International , the British comedy also stars Gayle Rankin ( House of the Dragon ) and Grant O’Rourke ( Outlander ), with an ensemble cast including John Hannah, Michelle Gomez, and Emun Elliott. The Incomer is set on a remote Scottish island and follows siblings Isla (Rankin) and Sandy (O’Rourke), who have lived in peaceful isolation for decades, hunting seabirds, chatting to mythic creatures, and defending their isle from dreaded Incomers. Their world is upended with the arrival of Daniel (Gleeson), an awkward council worker, tasked with uprooting them to the mainland. Written and directed by Paxton, The Incomer won the NEXT Innovator Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It’ll be released by Universal Pictures International in the U.K. and Ireland later this year, with Focus picking up international rights.…