EXCLUSIVE: London-based manufacturing and gross sales firm Twenty-9 Palms Leisure has introduced Othermor as its first improvement title following its launch by Edoardo Bussi final month.
Yasmeen Fletcher (Ms. Marvel) and Troy Baker (The Final of Us, Love, Demise & Robots, Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle) are set to co-star.
The U.S. psychological sci-fi horror movie, which is the debut function from co-directors Justin Solaiman and Hudson King, can be launched for world gross sales on the Cannes Movie Competition’s Marché du Movie.
Exploring themes of reminiscence, id, and synthetic intelligence, Othermor blends surreal and psychological horror with reflections on the human situation.
It revolves round a younger girl affected by amnesia, trapped in a mysterious Victorian-style chamber with an enigmatic AI caretaker. As she negotiates for the return of her reminiscences, she encounters a haunting doppelganger who might maintain the important thing to her escape.
The movie is lead produced by Solaiman and King’s Atlanta-based genre-driven firm The Distorting Mirror.
“Othermor is a daring and visionary work of storytelling, precisely the type of innovation the market must captivate and develop new audiences,” stated Twenty-9 Palms Leisure founder Bussi, including that the manufacturing has been designed to talk on to YA and younger grownup audiences.
“As conversations round synthetic intelligence proceed to dominate the cultural panorama, Justin’s screenplay stands out for its emotional depth and narrative sophistication.”
The movie is produced by Madison Stenner (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), Carys Glynne (The Uncared for), and govt produced by Bussi (Duck Duck Goose, The Final Witness), Tyler Condon (Chief of Station, Valley Lady), and Troy Baker (Final of Us), marking his first govt producer credit score. Casting is by Monika Dalman (Pitfall, Amorosa).
“Ms. Marvel was undoubtedly a dream,” stated Fletcher. “However I completely love indie cinema. Othermor is a totally new type of indie expertise for me, and I’m elated to collaborate creatively with Hudson, Justin, and the complete workforce.”
“From the second I learn the script, I felt this story was particular,” added Baker. “After assembly Justin and Hudson and listening to their imaginative and prescient firsthand, I knew they had been dedicated to creating one thing actually nice. Mine is the type of character an actor desires of—the type that makes you tremble with equal components concern and pleasure.”
Othermor is ready to start manufacturing later this 12 months in Atlanta.
Former Amazon MGM Studios and GFM Movies exec Bussi launched Twenty-9 Palms Leisure with the intention of representing unique productions in addition to initiatives developed in partnership with worldwide producers.
The corporate additionally lately introduced Argentinian actor Juan Pablo Di Tempo’s coming-of-age story Earlier than We Overlook as its first world acquisition, which can also be on its Cannes slate.
