Jason Segel is reuniting with his Shrinking director James Ponsoldt on Platinum Dunes’ psychological thriller Sponsor, which mk2 and UTA Independent Film Group are launching for sales in Cannes this week.
Segel will star as Peter, who gets involved in a terrible accident when he drives after partying too hard. Faced with the choice between prison or a recovery programme, he begrudgingly opts for the latter and encounters a charismatic sponsor, Jerry, whose unconventional methods push him into a living hell.
Ponsoldt and Segel co-wrote the screenplay and the producers are out to actors for the role of Jerry.
Segel and Ponsoldt said, “With Sponsor, we set out to explore what happens when support becomes control – when the person you turn to for salvation slowly becomes your worst nightmare. After collaborating on Shrinking, we were excited to channel that same emotional intimacy into a psychological thriller, where the stakes are darker, more dangerous, and deeply personal.”
Paris-based mk2 films is handling international rights and UTA Independent Film Group represents North America.
Mk2 Films handles sales on six Official Competition titles: Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value; Kleber Mendonça Filho’s political thriller The Secret Agent; Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident; Mascha Schilinski’s Sound Of Falling; Hafsia Herzi’s The Little Sister; and Carla Simón’s Romería.
The company will continue sales on the Croisette on Andrew Haigh’s previously announced true-crime story Belly Of The Beast and the Zellner Brothers’ alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang.
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