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Nicole Kidman To Topline Psychological Thriller ‘Before I Go To Sleep’
Nicole Kidman is in talks to play the lead in writer-director Rowan Joffe’s (writer of 28 Weeks Later) psychological thriller Before I Go To Sleep, which Joffe has adapted from Steve Watson’s acclaimed debut novel, reports Screen Daily.
Watson’s acclaimed novel is a psychological thriller “about a woman who wakes up every morning without remembering the past 20 years of her life.” The novel’s rights have sold in 42 countries.
Liza Marshall of Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free is producing. StudioCanal and BBC Films are among parties circling the project. Shoot dates have yet to be confirmed.
BAFTA winner Joffe wrote and directed 2010 drama Brighton Rock and also wrote screenplay’s for Anton Corbijn’s The American and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s 28 Weeks Later.
Kidman most recently starred in Joel Schumacher’s terrible Trespass and will hit screens this year in Park Chan-wook’s Stoker.
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Post Malone Teams With Platinum Dunes & Vault Comics to Create ‘Fury Road’ Meets ‘Evil Dead’ Movie
Here’s an interesting one for you today. “Post Malone, Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes, and Vault Comics have partnered to create an all-new IP universe based on an original story by the 8x diamond recording artist,” Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon.
What exactly does this mean? Well, the plan is for Vault Comics to launch this original genre story as a graphic novel in 2025, with Platinum Dunes developing the film adaptation.
The comic book/movie doesn’t yet have a title, but here’s what we know so far…
The official press release details today, “Blending elements of road thrillers like Mad Max: Fury Road, and demonic horror like Evil Dead, the story is set in medieval Europe, where the only thing standing in the way of the horde of demons infesting the continent is a mysterious armored 18-wheeler seemingly sent back from the heavens.”
“I’m so pumped to share this badass story with the world, and I couldn’t ask for better partners than Michael Bay and Vault to help bring this story to life,” Post Malone said in a statement.
“This is the kind of project you dream about,” said Vault CEO Damian Wassel. “We get to work with an exceptional artist at the top of his game to build a completely original story from the ground up. We have an iconic director helping to guide the creative development. We’re going to bring the world a mind-blowing graphic novel, and that’s just the beginning.”
“I love working with talented people, and Post Malone is incredibly gifted,” says Bay. “I am excited to work with him on such an intriguing idea, and when you add Vault to the mix, it raises the bar to another level. This new IP is just what the graphic world needs right now.”