Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have been set to lead the cast of the sci-fi thriller ‘Ash.’
Thompson will take on the role of a space station worker who wakes up on a distant planet to find her colleagues viciously killed, and then forced to work together with the man (Gordon-Levitt) sent to rescue her. But as their investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events, the rescuer begins to wonder how innocent she really is.
Based on an original screenplay written by Jonni Remmler, Flying Lotus will direct the project. Neill Blomkamp (‘District 9’) will serve as executive producer.
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XYZ Films and GFC Films will produce, with Echo Lake also onboard as an executive producer. XYZ Films is financing and handling worldwide sales at next week’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Flying Lotus will also compose an original score, with production aiming to commence in New Zealand next year.
Thompson is currently in post-production on ‘Creed III,’ which will be released in March 2023. Her production company Viva Maude is also actively developing several projects including ‘Secret Lives of Church Ladies.’
Gordon-Levitt will next appear as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in ‘Pinocchio,’ a live-action-CGI animated musical fantasy drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. He recently wrapped production on the indie comedy “Providence,” starring alongside Lily James and Himesh Patel.
