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EXCLUSIVE: Rocket Science has boarded income connected Dark Ocean, nan debut characteristic from Icelandic TV shaper Glassriver.
Worldwide income will motorboat astatine nan Cannes Film Festival connected nan Baldvin Z-directed pic, which is billed arsenic a claustrophobic play group aboard a sportfishing trawler successful nan North Atlantic.
The crippled follows a young deckhand connected his first voyage, arsenic he and his squad of fishermen conflict nan brute forces of quality and nan ruthless demands of endurance astatine sea.
Cast includes director-producer Baltasar Kormákur (Beast, Everest), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Severance, True Detective), Þorsteinn Bachmann (True Detective, Katla), and Thorvaldur Kristjansson (The Minister, The Darkness).
Dark Ocean comes from Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, an Icelandic screenwriter and founding personnel of theatre and euphony collective Hatari. Baldvin Z, who was down Glassriver’s bid Black Sands and Netfix show Case, is nan director. He besides produces alongside Guðgeir “Gucci” Arngrímsson, who has credits for nan likes of Albatross and Eden. Christine Haebler’s Canadian outfit, Terminal City Pictures, precocious joined nan movie arsenic co-producer.
For Glassriver, nan pic is simply a alteration of pace. It is known arsenic 1 of Iceland’s astir prolific TV producers, accounting for much than 50% of scripted bid made successful nan state successful 2023. The existent slate includes Hot Stuff, a co-production with Romania’s Idea Film and recently-optioned title Konrad from Arnaldur Indriðason, which is being adapted arsenic a series. Production has besides wrapped on on Elma, the crime thriller bid based connected Eva BjörgÆgisdóttir’s best-selling book series.
“We’re excited to spot momentum building for our debut characteristic film, with Rocket Science coming onboard to kickstart a worldwide income run and motorboat nan task astatine Cannes Film Festival,” said Andri Ómarsson, CEO of Glassriver. “Their proven occurrence pinch high-octane dramas of nan strongest calibre makes them nan perfect partner to commencement generating anticipation for this communicative pinch audiences beyond Iceland.”
“Dark Ocean is an incredibly claustrophobic and tense book to which we instantly gravitated,” added Thorston Schumacher, CEO of UK-based Rocket Science. “Baldvin Z is simply a compelling talent and has assembled an fantabulous cast. We’re excited to bring nan unique and timely communicative to nan market.”
Rocket Science is headed to Cannes pinch a slate besides including Jaume Collet Serra’s Cliffhanger, starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan; and Riddick: Furya starring Vin Diesel.
