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Studiocanal‘s caller genre section Sixth Dimension is heading into accumulation this summertime connected Sean Byrne‘s convulsive high-stakes thriller The Mannequin starring The Fighter Oscar victor Melissa Leo. Byrne is directing and writing.
Studiocanal is launching world income astatine Cannes for Mannequin and will merchandise nan pic theatrically successful their ain territories of UK, France, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Australia and New Zealand. Elevation Pictures has nan characteristic successful Canada.
Byrne was present astatine past year’s Cannes pinch his Australian shark thriller Dangerous Animals in Director’s Fortnight which IFC Films handled successful nan U.S.
Byrne said successful a statement, “After wading done bloodied waters together on Dangerous Animals, I’m thrilled to beryllium alongside my friends astatine StudioCanal’s Sixth Dimension, I can’t hold to unleash The Mannequin on nan large screen. There person been different serial slayer procedurals, but this is its ain thrillingly deranged beast—twisted, intense, propulsive, and anchored by a fearless capacity from Melissa Leo, building to a shocking twist you won’t spot coming. It’ll put you connected nan separator of your spot and support you there.”
Studio Canal’s Sixth Dimension Head Jed Benedict said, “Nostalgia exists for nan champion serial slayer movies of nan noughties for bully reason; not only are they brilliantly scary and tense, but they’re meticulously written. With The Mannequin, Sean Byrne has talented america 2 unforgettable characters successful Charley and Sadie and past thrown them into a fast-escalating nightmare. With nan bonzer Melissa Leo group to star, and a stellar imaginative team, we astatine Sixth Dimension can’t hold for audiences to observe Sean’s terrifying manhunt thriller.”
The Mannequin is produced by William Woods, Maddy Falle for Page 12 Pictures Inc. and Kristian Moliere for Triptych Pictures. EPs are Steven Schneider, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Charlie Kemball and Jed Benedict for Studiocanal’s Sixth Dimension. Head Gear Films packaged nan task pinch Steven Schneider’s Room 101.
Leo is repped by Gersh. Byrne is represented by The Fleming Agency, Innovative Artists Entertainment, Echo Lake Entertainment and Paul Hastings.
