Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham Headline Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Slingshot’ From Bluestone Enjoyment

Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham will star in the psychological sci-fi thriller “Slingshot” from Richard Saperstein’s Bluestone Entertainment.

Mikael Håfström (“Outside the Wire,” “Escape Plan”) is connected to immediate the film, which turns on an astronaut struggling to keep his grip on truth aboard a quite possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.

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Other forged members contain Tomer Capone (“Fauda,” “The Boys”) and David Morrissey (“The Colour Home,” “The Walking Dead”). Principal photography commences Dec. 1 at Korda Studios and other places in and around Budapest, Hungary.

“Slingshot” is an Astral Photos production in affiliation with Bluestone Leisure and Hungarian expense fund Széchenyi Money Ltd. WME Impartial is dealing with revenue.

“‘Slingshot’ is a excellent match of filmmaker and product,” reported Saperstein of the challenge. “I thought of Mikael the instant I first study the script. I am thrilled to embark on this creation alongside one another in Hungary with our partners at Széchenyi Cash, and an unbelievable solid and crew.”

Håfström added: “After a number of many years of preparation, it is enjoyable to just take off with this hugely proficient solid. I am hunting forward to the problem of functioning inside of the contained setting of the spaceship. The script carves out some excellent people and, as the tale unfolds, some surprising secrets and techniques arrive to light.”

The screenplay is created by R. Scott Adams (“Donner Pass”) and Nathan Parker (“Moon”). The movie is being made by Saperstein (“Hancock,” “Seven”). Government producers contain Beau Turpin, Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Matthew Dwyer, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver and Joanna Plafsky.

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The imaginative staff consists of production designer Barry Chusid (“Source Code,” “Independence Day: Resurgence”) and director of pictures Pär M Ekberg (“Polar,” “Lords of Chaos”). Songs will be composed by ASCAP Movie and Tv Audio Award winner Lorne Balfe (“Mission: Impossible–Fallout,” “Black Widow”). Caroline Harris (“Outside the Wire,” “Black Mirror”) is the costume designer and casting directors are Chelsea Ellis Bloch and Marisol Roncali of Atomic Honey.

Affleck been given an Oscar nomination for his general performance in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” Other credits involve “Gone, Infant Gone,” “Out of the Furnace,” “Ain’t Them Body Saints” and “A Ghost Story.” In 2016, he gained the finest actor Oscar for “Manchester by the Sea.”

Fishburne’s most prominent roles contain Morpheus in The Matrix franchise and Editor Perry White in DC Comics’ “Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Fishburne — a best actor Oscar nominee for Tina Turner biopic “What’s Like Got to Do With It” — has also starred as Bowery King in the John Wick franchise. His upcoming characteristics contain the highly predicted “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which has been filming in Paris, and Paul Feig’s “The College for Very good and Evil.”

In other places, Beecham won the ideal actress prize at the Cannes Movie Pageant for her direct position in Jessica Hausner’s “Little Joe,” and critical acclaim for her efficiency in BBC drama “The Pursuit of Like.” She is acknowledged for her performances in the Coen Brothers’ “Hail, Caesar!” and more not long ago, in Mikael Hafström’s “Outside the Wire” and Disney’s “Cruella.” She will future star in “1899,” a new sequence from the creators of “Dark,” Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese.

Håfström is represented by WME and Administration 360, whilst Affleck is represented by WME. Fishburne is represented by CAA, Landmark Artists Management and Del Shaw Moonves. Beecham is represented by Accelerate, ICM Companions and 7 Summits Photographs & Administration. Capone is represented by Thruline Entertainment, The Kneller Company and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Morrissey is represented by Conway van Gelder Grant and UTA.

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