Karen Gillan, Josh Hutcherson and Clive Owen will star in the exorcism thriller Blasphemous which North.Five.Six. and CAA Media Finance are launching at the EFM in Berlin next week.
Badlands, Thunder Road, Seven Bucks Productions, and Red Riot Pictures are producing the feature that Luke Piotrowski will direct from his 2023 Black List screenplay described as The Exorcist meets Training Day.
The producers have earmarked an August production star in New York on the story of a rookie priest (Hutcherson) and his devout mentor (Owen) who must transport a possessed young woman (Gillan) to a secure location for an exorcism. All hell breaks loose when she unexpectedly escapes.
Scott Strauss (The Pope’s Exorcist, Training Day) produces for Badlands, alongside Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee for Thunder Road (John Wick, Sicario), Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia for Seven Bucks Productions (Jumanji franchise, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw), and Gillan and Jess Biddle of Red Riot Pictures.
Michael Rothstein, Samuel Hall, and Warren Goz serve as executive producers on behalf of NORTH.FIVE.SIX and Kimberly Bialek oversees for Seven Bucks.
Gillan’s credits include the Jumaji franchise, Guardians Of The Galaxy trilogy and upcoming Highlander, while Hutcherson starred in the Five Nights At Freddy’s and Hunger Games franchises, and Owen’s credits include Children Of Men, Closer, and Inside Man.
Piotrowski has written The Night House, Hellraiser, and She Rides Shotgun. North.Five.Six. and CAA Media Finance jointly represent worldwide rights.
Strauss said, “Blasphemous is one of the best scripts the collective producer group has ever read. It’s a one-of-a-kind genre ride that features sharp dialogue, compelling characters, and powerful ideas.”
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