The 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with The Incomer, the debut feature from Edinburgh-born filmmaker Louis Paxton . Focus and Universal have taken international rights on the title, which debuted at Sundance. The film stars Domhnall Gleeson ( Ex Machina, The Paper ), Gayle Rankin ( House of The Dragon, Glow ), and Grant O’Rourke ( Outlander ). The wider cast features John Hannah ( Sliding Doors, The Last of Us ), Michelle Gomez ( Green Wing, Doom Patrol ), and Emun Elliott ( The Gold Sexy Beast). 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.…