Dylan O’Brien (Send Help), Kaia Gerber (Bottoms), and Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts) will become entangled in a dangerous love triangle in Bulls, Deadline has learned.
The erotic thriller is written and directed by James Morosini (I Love My Dad).
O’Brien stars as Danny, a man who has spent 30 years apologizing for existing. With his relationship cracking, he books a last-ditch trip to a hedonistic island resort, hoping to come back as someone his girlfriend can finally believe in.
But his lonely escape detonates when a hookup with Ava (Gerber), a married woman, puts him on a collision course with her alpha male husband Marco (Pullman). As Danny is drawn deeper into Ava’s dangerous and intoxicating world of sex, power, and psychological games he quickly realizes getting caught by Marco is only the beginning.
Bulls is set to enter production before the end of the year, with QC Entertainment (Get Out, Us) and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films (The Gray Man, Anyone But You) producing.
“I wrote Bulls because it’s the type of film I would cancel my plans to go see in cinemas,” Morosini commented. “It’s mischievous, twisty, turn-y, and most of all it’s sexy.”
“James Morosini has crafted a provocative and unpredictable thriller that demands your attention. It demanded ours from page one!” added Zack Roth of Roth/Kirschenbaum. “Elevated, yet crowd pleasing – and with this stellar cast – it’s a film we know will stick with audiences and create conversation.”
Manifest Pictures is handling international sales, launching the project ahead of this month’s Cannes film market. CAA Media Finance, WME Independent, and QC Entertainment will co-rep domestic rights.
“James has crafted a loud, transgressive erotic thriller that speaks directly to today’s theatrical audience — one that’s embraced provocative hits from Wuthering Heights and ‘The White Lotus’ to Saltburn and The Housemaid,” said Manifest CEOs Yvette Zhuang and Zach Glueck. “With his sharp, distinctive voice and an incredible next-gen cast, Bulls will have audiences gasping, laughing, screaming and talking long after the credits roll.”
Morosini, who previously starred in It’s What’s Inside, is also attached to write and direct the horror film Mommy’s House for Lionsgate.
