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Cornerstone has acquired world income authorities to James Ashcroft’s scary characteristic When Darkness Loves Us and will grip income and distribution, excluding New Zealand and Australia. The institution will present nan movie to buyers astatine nan upcoming Cannes Film Market.
The movie stars Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Marlon Williams (Sweet Tooth), Victoria Pedretti (You), and Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show). Principal photography connected nan task precocious wrapped successful New Zealand. Producers are aiming for a U.S. merchandise successful 2027.
Based connected Elizabeth Engstrom’s cult 1980s novella of nan aforesaid name, When Darkness Loves Us is described arsenic a “psychologically charged scary story.” The movie follows a young female (Clarke) who, aft surviving 15 years trapped successful an underground cave system, returns to nan aboveground to reclaim nan family she believes is hers.
Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen) co-wrote nan screenplay pinch Hayley Sproull and Eli Kent. The movie is produced by Desray Armstrong (Coming Home successful nan Dark). Executive producers see Ant Timpson, James Ashcroft, Emilia Clarke, Katherine Bridle, Bleecker Street’s Kent Sanderson and Tyler DiNapoli, and Umbrella Entertainment’s Ari Harrison and Jasmin McSweeney. Nicola Smith and Bleecker Street’s Miranda King service arsenic subordinate producers.
Cornerstone’s Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder said: “We are thrilled to beryllium partnering pinch our friends astatine Bleecker connected James Ashcroft’s bold imagination that elevates nan genre, and pinch Emilia Clarke starring an exceptional cast, we judge this movie will powerfully resonate pinch world audiences.”
