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EXCLUSIVE: Flula Borg (Pitch Perfect franchise) and Academy Award victor Troy Kotsur (CODA) person wrapped connected nan Los Angeles sprout for The American Winner, a satirical scary movie marking nan debut characteristic of Iranian writer-director Farbod Ardebili.
Hailing from Bad Grey and Plain Text, The American Winner follows a megalomaniacal tech billionaire (Borg) who manipulates markets from his residence while protecting nan bizarre “being” he’s accidentally impregnated and must provender to support his progeny alive. The full movie takes spot successful nan palatial bath of nan Silicon Valley guru.
The movie was produced by brothers Dane and Cole Eckerle connected behalf of their explanation Bad Grey alongside Daniel Brandt and Mark Finley of Plain Text, who negociate Ardebili and developed nan project. Their erstwhile collaborations see SXSW Grand Jury Prize winning I Love My Dad and Mermaid, which was precocious released by Utopia aft playing SXSW. Their latest film, Cotton Fever, premiered astatine this year’s Tribeca Festival, wherever it won Best U.S. Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography.
John Henry Hinkel is besides a shaper connected nan film. Exec producers see Tom Spriggs and Atil Singh of Principal Entertainment, Lorena E. Gonzalez, Erin O’Connor and Maurice Black of Story Incubator, Katherine Kendall, Shavvon Lin and Jimmy Cai.
Others successful nan formed see Ashby Gentry (Netflix’s My Life pinch nan Walter Boys), Misha Osherovich (Freaky), Toks Olagundoye (Frasier), Lorena Gonzalez and Shavvon Lin.
“Farbod has an unthinkable life communicative and is an astonishing emerging voice,” said Plain Text’s Daniel Brandt. “From nan infinitesimal we signed him — we’ve been looking for nan cleanable fresh for his debut and aft years of searching — Farbod yet wrote this for himself to nonstop and we’re truthful gladsome he did.”
Brandt added, “When we met Flula we knew he was nan cleanable personification to bring our tech-centric Patrick Bateman to life. We position this 1 arsenic a five-minutes-into-the-future tech world update of AMERICAN PSYCHO infused pinch a THE THING-style monster that is really going to freak group out. THE AMERICAN WINNER is simply a chaotic blend of scary and satire that pulls nary punches and is chock afloat of applicable commentary that we consciousness will resonate pinch audiences today.”
Known for roles successful the Pitch Perfect franchise, The Suicide Squad and more, Borg will adjacent beryllium seen successful nan upcoming play of Paramount+’s Tulsa King. He precocious starred other Dave Bautista in My Spy: The Eternal City and held a lead domiciled successful nan indie Bonhoeffer from Todd Komarnicki. As a filmmaker, Borg co-wrote, executive produced and starred successful nan indie Buddymoon, which won Slamdance’s Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. He is represented by United Agents, Artists First, Evan Cavic and Star Tyner.
Known for his breakout pinch Apple’s CODA, pinch which he became nan first deaf antheral character to triumph an acting Oscar, Kotsur is coming disconnected turns successful Netflix’s crime thriller series Black Rabbit and Paramount’s scary film Primate. He is repped by IAG, Metric Talent & Literary Management, and Ziffren Brittenham.
Ardebili immigrated to nan U.S. from Iran successful 2014 pinch nan support of nan Sundance Film Intensive Fellowship. Since then, his directorial activity has screened astatine specified premier genre festivals arsenic Fantastic Fest and Fantasia.
