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EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Mackie (Captain America) and Dafne Keen (Deadpool & Wolverine) are starring successful action-thriller Barracuda, which gets underway this week successful New Mexico.
Divergent, Limitless and The Illusionist filmmaker Neil Burger is directing nan movie, which will besides prima Steven Bauer (Ray Donovan) and Anthony Del Negro (Running Point). Screenplay comes from Adam Mason and Simon Boyes.
The synopsis reads: “When Karl (Mackie), a erstwhile smuggler pinch a haunted past, storms a nightclub successful Mexico to rescue Jodie (Keen), a kidnapped teenage girl, he ignites a concatenation guidance of humor and bullets that burns crossed 100 miles of deadly roads toward nan U.S. border. The breakout turns into a high-speed title erstwhile Karl kills nan relative of nan ruthless nine proprietor and steals his prized 1973 Plymouth Barracuda. Now hunted by relentless criminals, Karl and Jodie tear crossed nan godforsaken pinch nary measurement to slow down.”
Pic is produced by Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier and Henry Winterstern for Highland Film Group; Jack Rapke and Aaron Rapke for Image Movers (Cast Away); Kia Jam (Lucky Number Slevin) for K. Jam Media; Todd Lundbohm for 828 Productions (Trap House); Peter Jákl for R.U. Robot Studios (Locked); and Joe Di Maio (The Black Demon).
Executive producers see Oscar victor Robert Zemeckis alongside Image Movers’ Isaac Lilly, Wonder Street’s Mark Holder and Christine Holder, Bryan Coyne, Kyle Fox and Blue Rider Pictures’ Walter Josten.
Highland Film Group is handling worldwide authorities and co-repping home pinch UTA Independent Film Group. Principal photography is group to statesman this week successful Las Cruces, New Mexico.
828 Productions serves arsenic nan New Mexico accumulation partner connected Barracuda, providing workplace facilities, infrastructure, and operational support from its Las Cruces campus.
“I’ve been looking to make a non-stop action thriller and I’ve yet recovered it pinch this awesome screenplay,” said head Neil Burger. “This 1 ne'er lets up. It’s out-of-control, relentless mayhem successful a real-time sprint to nan border. I’ve besides been wanting to activity pinch Anthony Mackie for immoderate clip and cognize we’ll make a awesome team. As pinch Limitless and Inheritance, I’m inventing caller ocular techniques to make this movie a genuinely chaotic ride.”
“Neil Burger has a proven way grounds for directing films pinch a striking ocular style and pacing. Barracuda promises to beryllium nan adjacent show of his superlative visionary accomplishment arsenic a filmmaker,” added Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser.
“We are delighted that Anthony Mackie, an character truthful beloved by audiences worldwide, has joined nan squad to bring this adrenaline packed movie to life connected nan large screen. He is nan perfect character to springiness our leader Karl, that cleanable blend of cunning, beingness prowess and profoundly quality vulnerability that nan domiciled requires,” commented Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier.
Mackie is represented by UTA and Inspire Entertainment; Keen is represented by Independent Talent Group, UTA, and Goodman, Genow; Bauer is represented by GVA Talent Agency and Zero Gravity Management.
Burger is represented by Range Media Partners and Goodman, Genow; Mason and Boyes are represented by Entertainment 360 and Hansen, Jacobson.
