EXCLUSIVE: The Substance distributor Mubi has introduced a North American launch date for Lurker, its Sundance cat-and-mouse thriller starring Théodore Pellerin (Beau Is Afraid) and Archie Madekwe (Saltburn), additionally unveiling a pair of recent stills, which you’ll be able to view above and under.
The movie is ready to hit theaters on August 22, opening in opposition to Lionsgate’s indie Sydney Sweeney car Americana and Vertical’s thriller Eden from Ron Howard.
World premiering to important acclaim on the Sundance Movie Pageant, the place it notched one among this yr’s few offers, Lurker watches as a 20-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, taking the chance to edge his approach into the in-crowd. As the road between good friend and fan blurs past recognition, entry and proximity turn into a matter of life and dying.
Set to shut out New Administrators/New Movies in New York Metropolis after making its worldwide premiere on the Berlinale, the mission marks the function debut of Alex Russell, a rising writer-producer whose credit embody buzzy collection Beef and The Bear.
Pic’s forged additionally consists of Sunny Suljic (Mid90s), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), Zack Fox (Abbott Elementary), and Daniel Zolghadri (Y2K). The movie was produced by Alex Orlovsky (His Three Daughters, Reminiscence), Duncan Montgomery (His Three Daughters, Reminiscence), Galen Core (Pet Store Days, The Candy East), Charlie McDowell (The One I Love, The Summer season Guide), Jack Selby (His Three Daughters), Marc Marrie (His Three Daughters), Francesco Melzi d’Eril (Bones and All, Suspiria), Olmo Schnabel (Pet Store Days), and Madekwe. Manufacturing corporations included Excessive Frequency Leisure, MeMo, Arts & Sciences, TWIN Photos, and Case Research Movies.
Archie Madekwe in Lurker
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