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Dark Sky Producing All Female Horror Anthology ‘XX’
MPI/Dark Sky Films and XYZ Films are mounting an all-female horror anthology titled XX, in which each segment will be directed by a woman and feature a female lead, reports THR.
The directors onboard the momentous indie movie include Jennifer Lynch (Hisss, Boxing Helena), Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Moth Diaries), Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body), sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary, Dead Hooker in a Trunk) and Jovanka Vuckovic (“The Captured Bird”).
The filmmakers will develop their own stories, and each will have a female lead character. The various segments will be linked by work by Guadalajara-based stop-motion animator Sofia Carrillo, who will also create the film’s title sequence.
Todd Brown will produce for XYZ, whose Nate Bolotin, Nick Spicer and Aram Tertzakia will executive produce for the company. Greg Newman will serve as executive producer for MPI/Dark Sky, while Jovanka Vukovic acts as associate producer.
A stuntwoman, stunt coordinator and actor, Zöe Bell (Kill Bill, Death Proof) is set to make her feature directorial debut with the thriller Free Fall, Variety has reported this morning.
Zachary Levi (Shazam) will star in the upcoming film. From XYZ Films, Free Fall “tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air.”
Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker wrote the screenplay.
“This script is the perfect combo of heartfelt and heart-stopping,” Zöe Bell said in a statement shared by Variety. “Between the producing team, the cast and the New Zealand crews, words don’t do justice to how thrilled I am to be bringing this film home.”
Producers Tom Hern and Nua Finau said, “We are stoked to be teaming up with the guys at XYZ again to help bring Zoë Bell’s feature debut to the world. Zoë’s an incredible talent and an iconic Kiwi. The script sets the table not only for her renowned action direction chops, but also plenty of heart and humanity.”
Navid McIlhargey and Erik Olsen are executive producing alongside Finegan, Parker and Levi.
As a stunt performer and stunt coordinator, Zöe Bell has worked on “Xena: Warrior Princess,” Kill Bill, Catwoman, Iron Man 3, Thor: Ragnarok, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Bell became a household name after essentially playing herself in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, and she can also be seen in Angel of Death, The Hateful Eight and Malignant.
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