The Fallout
Finneas will serve as the composer of the recently completed drama “The Fallout”. The story chronicles the lives of three teenagers so crippled from anxiety after a high school tragedy they can’t even leave their bedrooms, and the unique bond they share over the ensuing months. Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen and John Ortiz star. [Source: Variety]
Red Rocket
FilmNation Entertainment has scored worldwide rights to “The Florida Project” director Sean Baker’s next film “Red Rocket”. Simon Rex, Bree Elrod and Suzanna Son star in the darkly comedic film about an opportunistic L.A. pimp who decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City to live with his estranged wife and dysfunctional family. [Source: Deadline]
Blue Miracle
Netflix has acquired the Dennis Quaid-led true story tale “Blue Miracle” (aka. “On the Line”). The Julio Quintana-helmed film follows Casa Hogar, a Mexican orphanage that was struggling to survive after Hurricane Odile in 2014.
On the brink of bankruptcy, the residents enter the world’s biggest fishing tournament in the hopes of winning big and saving their home. Raymond Cruz, Anthony Gonzalez, Jimmy Gonzales and Bruce McGill co-star. [Source: Variety]
The Boy in the Photo
Emmy Award winner Paul A. Kaufman will both pen and direct a film adaptation of Nicole Trope’s psychological thriller novel “The Boy in the Photo” for The Power of Us Entertainment.
The story follows a woman whose life was turned upside down when her ex-husband kidnapped their six-year-old son. Six years later, a 12-year-old boy shows up claiming to be the missing child and his father was killed in a deadly fire. The woman tries to bond at first, but soon doubt takes hold. [Source: Deadline]
Mask Up
WarnerMedia, the Ad Council and CDC have teamed up for a PSA that serves as a friendly reminder for Americans to “Mask Up” with the help of some iconic characters in movies.
The new spot that will air across the WarnerMedia ecosystem and sees multiple film scenes re-imagined with characters wearing face masks. The spot will also air in donated media time and space throughout the country.