Coming off 2014’s highest grossing film, American Sniper, Academy Award nominated producer Andrew Lazar has his sights set on a sci-fi adventure thriller titled Rupture.
Steven Shainberg (Secretary, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Hit Me) will direct the film, which is based on a story by Shainberg and Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night, Devil). Nelson wrote the screenplay.
Details of the project are closely guarded but the premise sees a single mother struggling to raise her son alone, abducted by a mysterious organization. While trying to escape, she uncovers an extraordinary secret about herself.
Tango Pictures production banner, which is a partnership between Christina Weiss Lurie, Steve Shainberg, and Lazar is teaming with AMBI Group (The Humbling, In Dubious Battle All Roads Lead to Rome), the movie development, finance, production and distribution group owned and run by Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi, to make the film. Christina Weiss Lurie (Inside Job, Adam, Broken English), will serve as producer as well.