DEADLINE – Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends, The Hardy Boys) and Maddie Hasson (Malignant, The Recruit) have signed on to star in the thriller pic Violence from filmmaker Connor Marsden.

The film is produced by Julian Geneen for Grand Touring Productions, William Woods (The Kid Detective) for Woods Entertainment, Albert Shin (The White Fortress) for Timelapse Pictures, and Maddy Falle (Dada) for Obvious Allegory. The script was written by Marsden, Woods, and Devin Myler. Cameras roll next month in Sudbury, Northern Ontario.

Pic is described as an “operatic punk rock thriller.” The Synopsis reads: Set in an alternate 1980s, we find our anti-hero Henry Violence caught in the middle of an intensifying drug war. The film will be scored by NOWHERE2RUN, comprised of members of the two-time Grammy Award-nominated Code Orange. Exec producers are Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity and Insidious franchises) along with Tom Spriggs, Andrew Bronfman, Andrew Webster, Mark Stevens, and Sam Sutcliffe.

“The team breathing life into this film has equaled my decade-long passion in a way I could only dream of,” said Marsden. “I can’t wait for audiences around the world to meet these characters, brought to life by this remarkable cast.”

Violence is financed by Ursa Major, Game Theory Films, Redlab, Good Movies, and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. Rohan Campbell is represented by CAA and Andrew Webster for Webster Talent Management and Maddie Hasson is repped by UTA.

DEADLINE – George Nolfi will direct Lyrical Media’s post-apocalyptic action thriller Elevation with Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin and Maddie Hasson set to star. Brad Fuller is on board to produce with John Glenn and writing duo Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman penning the script. The film is billed as a high-concept, thematically driven action piece set in the Rocky Mountains. The plot is being kept under wraps, but the story is said to follow a single father and two women who must venture from the safety of their home to face monstrous creatures in order to save the life of a child.

Producing alongside Fuller is Mackie, Glenn, Lyrical Media’s Founder Alex Black, Jeremy Kipp Walker, Joel Viertel, and Nolfi. Lyrical will finance the pic. Jon Rosenberg, Alex Ginno of Fuller Media and Natalie Sellers of Lyrical serve as executive producer as well as Jason Spire from Inspire Entertainment.

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Hasson was most recently seen in James Wan’s Malignant will next be seen in theaters later this year in Taurus co-starring with Machine Gun Kelly, Scoot McNairy, and Megan Fox.
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“Taurus” will have its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival which will take place from June 8th until June 19th 2022.

MOVIES PLUS, followed by Q&A and performances

Taurus (United States) – Feature Narrative, North American Premiere. A rising but troubled musician searches for the inspiration to record one last song, pushing himself deep into the void. A work of fiction that explores fame, addiction, the artistic process, and the music industry, Taurus is a soulful and universal cautionary tale.

Directed and written by Tim Sutton. Produced by Jib Polhemus, Rob Paris, Mike Witherill.
With Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory, Megan Fox, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Lil TJay, Naomi Wild. Original music by Machine Gun Kelly. After: special appearance by Colson Baker.

DEADLINE – Rivulet Media’s Colson Baker music saga feature Taurus has added Maddie Hasson (Malignant, God Bless America), Scoot McNairy (C’mon C’mon, The Quiet Place Part II, Argo), Ruby Rose (Orange Is the New Black, John Wick: Chapter 2), Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory (Euphoria), recording artist Lil Tjay, Megan Fox (Transformers) and musician Naomi Wild.

Taurus, formerly known as Good News, tells the story of a rising but troubled musician (Baker) as he spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record one last song. His sister-like assistant (Maddie Hasson) wants to save him, his collaborators (Scoot Mcnairy, Lil Meech and Lil TJay) want him in the studio, while his dealer (Ruby Rose) and his ex (Megan Fox) push him deeper into the void. The movie explores the darkness of fame, addiction, the artistic process and the music industry. Tim Sutton directed off his original screenplay.

Baker is working on several new songs. Jib Polhemus produced alongside Rivulet Media’s film division President, Rob Paris and COO Mike Witherill. Anonymous Content and Paradigm are co-representing the worldwide rights.

Hasson is represented by UTA. McNairy by UTA and The Group Management. Rose by Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman. Lil Meech and Lil Tjay are repped by APA. Fox is repped by ICM Partners. Wild by Gabe Saporta at T∆G.

Rivulet is in post-production on Amanda Kramer’s Please Baby Please which stars Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, Harry Melling, and Karl Glusman. and will premiere next month at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Finally the trailer for MALIGNANT has been released! Check it out below:

On September 10, every kill brings him closer to you. Watch the new trailer for Malignant – from James Wan the Director of Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring. In theaters and on HBO Max September 10. #MalignantMovie

“Malignant” is the latest creation from “Conjuring” universe architect James Wan (“Aquaman,” “Furious 7”). The film marks director Wan’s return to his roots with this new original horror thriller.
In the film, Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

“Malignant” stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel and Ingrid Bisu.

DEADLINE – This just in: James Wan’s upcoming horror movie Malignant is opening on Sept. 10 this year per Warner Bros. Again, this is part of their theatrical and HBO Max release plan. The movie, scheduled in the hot post Labor Day corridor that Warners created at the box office, fills the place for an untitled horror movie they had on the schedule.

Malignant is simply billed as “Wan’s return to his roots with this new original horror thriller.” No other wide entry is scheduled against Malignant. The post Labor Day frame is where Warners bowed both It installments as well as The Nun, turning into a very lucrative period to open horror movies. Man, it would be sweet to get that theatrical launchpad back this year, that is if we can calm Covid cases by then. […]

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New project for Maddie!

VARIETY – Maddie Hasson and Genesis Rodriguez have signed on to star in “Fixation,” a female-driven psychological thriller from director Mercedes Bryce Morgan.

Hasson stars as Dora, a young woman at the center of an unusual murder trial. As the film progresses, Dora is subjected to a psychiatric evaluation, and as the tests become more personal — and frightening — she begins to question the true motives of her doctor and is forced to live through the recreations of her past.

The description of the project explains that the story is intended to be an exploration of how women are gaslit by men in positions of power and boasts a predominantly female, LGBTQ and BIPOC crew, both in front of and behind the camera, led by Morgan — a queer, Latina filmmaker.

Best known for directing “Stargate Origins,” the Facebook series “Five Points” and music videos like Marshmello and Bastille’s “Happier,” Morgan makes her feature directorial debut with the movie, from producers 4AM Films and Fever Dream Studios. The film’s script comes from Blacklist screenwriter William Day Frank, who developed the story with Morgan and Fever Dream Studios’ Katrina Kudlick. Kudlick will also produce alongside 4AM Films’ Max Topplin and Jordan Hayes.

UTA Independent Film Group will handle domestic sales on the feature and represents Hasson, Morgan and Rodriguez. Hasson will next be seen in James Wan’s upcoming Warner Bros. film “Malignant.” Known for her voicing Honey Lemon in the “Big Hero Six” franchise and most recently seen in Quibi’s “The Fugitive” reboot, Rodriguez is also repped by DePaz Management. Morgan is also repped by Pathfinder Media.