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EXCLUSIVE: Alliance Media Partners has boarded Driver, nan London-set crime thriller starring Dafne Keen (Deadpool & Wolverine) and Aidan Gillen (Peaky Blinders), and will motorboat worldwide income connected nan task astatine nan Cannes Marché du Film.
Driver is nan characteristic directorial debut of Patrick Ireland (Ill Fares The Land). It is being produced by Adriel Thomas, Byron Ross and Michael Safai of Playhouse Pictures, alongside Paul Thompstone of Studio Atlantic and Vacancy Films.
Ireland directs from a book he co-wrote pinch Jessica Romagnoli. The thriller is group successful London’s shadowy underworld. It follows Trey, an ex-con moving arsenic a nighttime driver, who forms a enslaved pinch Camden (Keen), who is moving arsenic an escort. Their relationship deepens, but nan convulsive world that controls them some starts to adjacent in. Gillen plays Dickinson, a vulnerable fig from Trey’s past.
“I can’t hold to dive into specified a analyzable domiciled successful Patrick’s honest, earthy and compassionate story. Patrick finds ray successful nan dark, and this is simply a world I had to beryllium a portion of,” said Keen, who is besides an executive shaper connected nan film.
Production is group for autumn 2026. The co-lead domiciled of Trey has yet to beryllium cast. We understand respective actors are successful contention. Casting is led by Ajo Kacmar of IO Casting.
“At its heart, Driver is simply a profoundly quality communicative astir 2 damaged group trying to reclaim a consciousness of agency successful a world that has systematically stripped it from them,” added writer-director Ireland. “Dafne and Aidan are bonzer actors, and I couldn’t beryllium much excited to bring this world to life pinch them.”
AMP, founded successful 2017 arsenic a production, financing and income company, is nan media limb of Alliance Capital Partners.
“Driver is simply a fresh, modern return connected nan British crime thriller: intimate, vulnerable and emotionally charged, pinch a morally analyzable narration astatine nan bosom of its underworld story,” said Anthony Buckner, Head of Sales and Acquisitions astatine AMP. “Dafne Keen is 1 of nan astir compelling young actors moving today, while Aidan Gillen brings gravitas and a commanding surface presence. We’re very excited to present it to buyers astatine Cannes.”
