EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Shipp (Barbie) and Brenton Thwaites (Pirates Of The Caribbean: Useless Males Inform No Tales) are set to star in sci-fi horror Misplaced Planet, which Daniel Baur’s K5 Worldwide is launching forward of the American Movie Market.
The movie takes place within the close to future the place a number one aerospace company has established colonies on varied planets. When one colony immediately goes darkish, two astronauts — Ally Gage (Shipp) and Cal Bowman (Thwaites) — are despatched to analyze. Once they arrive although there’s no hint of anybody.
The movie, which is in pre-production, might be directed by characteristic debutant Darius Dawson from a script by Brendan Bigelow. Producers are John Sacchi and Matthew Groesch of 5 Extra Minutes Productions (One among Us Is Mendacity), alongside Adam Haiken, Roy Scott McFarland, Colin Bates and Marc Danon. Daniel Baur and Oda Schaefer are executive-producing on behalf of K5 Worldwide.
X-Males and Anybody However You actress Shipp most lately wrapped wrapped manufacturing on Forbidden Fruits, starring reverse Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, and Victoria Pedretti. She additionally stars in Brian Cox’s directorial debut Glenrothan reverse Alan Cumming, which simply premiered at TIFF. Thwaites will subsequent be seen starring in Neon/Vertical Leisure horror characteristic We Bury The Useless reverse Daisy Ridley.
Daniel Baur from K5 Worldwide mentioned: “We have been completely blown away by Darius Dawson´s distinctive and elaborated imaginative and prescient of this sci-fi horror film that takes an thrilling new mix of Alien, Moon and Arrival.”
K5’s style slate for AFM consists of martial arts movie MRI with Iko Uwais (The Raid) and action-thriller Heartless. Additionally on the slate are Roland Joffé’s November 1963 with John Travolta and Jean Reno starrer The Butler.
Shipp is represented by CAA, Neon Kite, and Goodman, Genow, Shenkman; Thwaites is with Aran Michael Administration, Luber Roklin Leisure, and UTA; Dawson is repped by 3 Arts Leisure.
