As a sucker for disaster films and a huge fan of Twister, this sounds right up my alley.
Lindsay Gossling’s feature directorial debut 13 Minutes takes place in a small American town where residents begin a day as ordinary as the next. Mother Nature, however, has other plans for them. Inhabitants have just 13 minutes to seek shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving them struggling to protect their loved ones and fighting for their lives.
Highland Film Group announced ahead of the AFM that Trace Adkins (Deepwater Horizon, The Lincoln Lawyer), Golden Globe-nominated Thora Birch (pictured in “The Walking Dead”, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Hocus Pocus), Peter Facinelli (Twilight saga, Countdown) Tony Award-nominated and Emmy award winner Anne Heche (The Best of Enemies, “Chicago PD”), Will Peltz (“Euphoria,” Unfriended), and Paz Vega (Rambo: Last Blood, “The OA”) have signed on to star.
The story was developed by Travis Farncombe and Gossling. Gossling will also produce under her production shingle Involving Pictures alongside Travis Farncombe and Karen Harnisch. Cassian Elwes and Jere Hausfater for Elevated Films will executive produce, in association with ImpactWX. Highland Film Group is handling international sales beginning at the AFM next week. Cassian Elwes through Elevated Films is handling the US sale in collaboration with Highland Film Group.
Principal photography will start November 11th on location in Tornado Alley.
