Frank Murray (First Reformed) of London based Lux Capta Films has signed on to the neo-noir drama Malware from cult director Richard Stanley (Hardware, Dust Devil), joining David Gregory of Severin Films as producer, Bloody Disgusting can report.
Stanley’s film is a noir thriller set in a near-future, post-truth environment.
“Malware’s inception came about as a result of the alarm felt by many over the role technology is playing in bringing about this strange new ‘dark age’ of populist sentiment,” says Stanley. “Without giving too much away, I felt inspired by the sinister nature of the dark web and it’s invisible hand’s effect on modern society. I think now more than ever, subversive visual storytelling is poised for a comeback, and Malware is definitely that.”
Murray called the film a “near-futurist retelling of ‘Dante’s Inferno’ [that] is not only timely, but it also has all the earmarks of a cult standout among the current barrage of socially conscious thrillers.”
Watch for casting news as it comes in.