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Chilling ‘Most Beautiful Island’ Acquired by Orion and Samuel Goldwyn!
In Ana Asensio’s under-the-radar SXSW festival title Most Beautiful Island, an undocumented woman struggling in NYC is offered an opportunity she can’t refuse, but soon discovers she’s involved in a dangerous game.
Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today they have acquired the North American rights to the award-winning psychological thriller that our very own Trace Thurman called “chilling”, applauding it as a “powerful debut.”
The film stars Ana Asensio (Planta 25), Natasha Romanova (Welcome To New York), David Little (TV’s “Law & Order”), Nicholas Tucci (You’re Next), Larry Fessenden (In a Valley of Violence, Southbound), and Caprice Benedetti (The Devil’s Advocate) and was produced by Fessenden’s prolific New York indie shingle, Glass Eye Pix.
“Most Beautiful Island is a psychological thriller set in the world of undocumented female immigrants hoping to make a life in New York City.
“Shot on Super 16mm with an intimate, voyeuristic sensibility, MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND chronicles one harrowing day in the life of Luciana, a young immigrant woman struggling to make ends meet while striving to escape her past. As Luciana’s day unfolds, she is whisked, physically and emotionally, through a series of troublesome and unforeseeable extremes. Before her day is done, she inadvertently finds herself a central participant in a cruel game where lives are placed at risk, and psyches are twisted and broken for the perverse entertainment of a privileged few.”
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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