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EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired U.S. distribution authorities to nan scary movie Pendulum, nan directorial debut of Mark Heyman, nan BAFTA-nominated writer of Black Swan.
Produced by Darren Aronofsky (The Whale) for Protozoa, Motel Mojave’s Jacob Jaffke (X trilogy), and C2’s Dave Caplan (Longlegs), nan movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Looper), Phoebe Dynevor (Fair Play), Norman Reedus (Ballerina), and two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook).
Vertical is mounting Pendulum for a wide merchandise connected January 1, 2027. Below is simply a first-look astatine nan movie.
In Heyman’s script, “married mates Patrick (Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail (Dynevor) travel to a new-age retreat successful New Mexico, drawn by nan anticipation of treatment aft a traumatic event. Patrick is consenting to do thing to thief his wife, but becomes distrustful of nan retreat’s enigmatic leader (Weaver) moreover arsenic Abigail falls nether her spell. As paranoia builds, nan mates must find if nan group’s belief practices connection genuine treatment – aliases disguise a terrifying truth that threatens to devour them both.”
The woody was negotiated by Jarowey and SVP of Acquisitions Tony Piantedosi connected behalf of Vertical and by UTA Independent Film Group, CAA Media Finance, and WME Independent connected behalf of nan filmmakers. Black Bear is representing world sales.
“Pendulum is simply a profoundly individual film, inspired by real, and really scary, experiences. It’s genuinely a dream travel existent to spot it released successful theaters pinch a partner for illustration Vertical,” shared writer-director Heyman.
“Featuring unthinkable lead performances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Phoebe Dynevor, Pendulum is an impressive, terrifying debut from acclaimed screenwriter Mark Heyman,” added Vertical partner Peter Jarowey. “We are proud to beryllium partnering pinch producers Darren, Jacob, and Dave, and are looking guardant to ringing successful 2027 by scaring nan hellhole retired of audiences.”
The movie was produced by Aronofsky for Protozoa, Jaffke (p.g.a.) & Élan Klein Jaffke (p.g.a.) for Motel Mojave, Will Greenfield (p.g.a.), Heyman, and Caplan for C2, who afloat financed nan film, and executive produced by Luke Daniels, Kurt Fethke, David Gendron, Lucas Hoffmann, Ali Jazayeri, Stefan Klink, Daniel McGilvray, Vaagn Sarkissian, Viviana Zarragoitia, Andy Price, Sara Price, Michael Sklut, and Liz Destro.
Additional below-the-line talent includes head of photography Sharone Meir (Monkey Man, Whiplash), editor Catrin Hedström (Candyman), accumulation designer Katie Hickman (Love Lies Bleeding), and Emmy Award nominated costume designer Angelina Vitto (Atropia), pinch casting by Emmy Award nominees Bret Howe (The Menu) and Mary Vernieu (Song Sung Blue) and euphony by Ben Lovett (The Night House).
Pendulum, credit: Vertical
