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Phoebe Dynevor Joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Darren Aronofsky-Produced ‘Pendulum’
Less than a week after it was announced that Phoebe Dynevor will star with Jake Gyllenhaal in M. Night Shyamalan‘s upcoming next film, the “Bridgerton” actress is adding another genre project to her resume.
Deadline reports that Dynevor will star opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Pendulum from producer Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream).
Black Swan and The Boogeyman screenwriter Mark Heyman will make his feature directorial debut from his own script.
Described as a “terrifying new genre film,” Pendulum follows young couple Patrick and Abigail on a journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event.
Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group’s unconventional spiritual practices offer genuine healing – or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.
Aronofsky will produce through his Protozoa outfit along with Jacob Jaffke (X, Dream Scenario) for Motel Mojave and Dave Caplan (Longlegs, The Monkey) for C2, which will also fully finance.
Principal photography will start this month in New Mexico. UTA Independent Film Group, CAA Media Finance, and WME Independent hold the domestic rights.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in ‘Killer Heat’
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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