In a final confrontation, it is revealed that and spent years orchestrating the "William DuKent" persona to torment Cogburn and force him to admit his fraud. The film concludes with a violent encounter in a burning building, after which Cogburn finally confesses the truth to his agent. Guy Pearce : Bruce Cogburn Alice Eve : Officer Laura Higgins Jeremy Davies : Elijah Barrett Alex Pettyfer : Dwight Tufford
: Cogburn is famous for writing one legendary novel, The Infernal Machine , which he withdrew from shelves after it allegedly inspired a 17-year-old, Dwight Tufford , to commit a mass shooting in the 1980s.
The 2022 movie is a psychological thriller that follows Bruce Cogburn (played by Guy Pearce), a reclusive author who has spent decades in isolation.