Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Oscar nominee Demián Bichir are teaming up for an action-thriller involving murderous Mexican cartels, possessed kids and supernatural forces.

“Hold the Devil,” being directed by Álex de la Iglesia (“The Day of the Beast”) from a screenplay by Joe Barton (“Black Doves,” “The Ritual”), is being launched in the Cannes market by Protagonist Pictures, who rep international sales.

Described as “blending gritty, grounded action with supernatural horror” in a “explosive fusion of haunted-house terror and home-invasion intensity,” the film is being produced by Two & Two Pictures (“I Came By,” “Hallow Road”), Fifth Season and Pokeepsie Films (“My Fault,” “El Bar”).

According to the synopsis, “Hold the Devil” sees police officer Sara Myall (Randolph) and security guard Henry Campos (Bichir) arrive at an abandoned show home on the Texas border to investigate a break in, only to discover a wounded mother and her ten-year-old son Gio taking shelter after crossing the Mexican…