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Director Aoife McArdle (Severance) is lining up Foxfinder, a psychological thriller group to prima BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Tessa Thompson (Creed), Golden Globe and Emmy victor Owen Cooper (Adolescence) and two-time Emmy victor Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear).
Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group will co-rep world income and distribution and will motorboat income astatine Cannes. WME Independent, Cornerstone and Logical Pictures Group are jointly representing nan U.S. rights.
The synopsis reads: “The lives of Jude and Sam, a grieving mates clinging to regular and survival, are upended erstwhile William, a coldly devout authorities “foxfinder,” arrives astatine their struggling workplace pinch a ngo to guidelines retired nan designated force – nan fox. As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself originates to warp.”
Production is group to statesman successful Germany, pinch filming taking spot successful Bavaria successful summertime 2026. The film is based connected nan play by Dawn King, pinch a screenplay co-written by head Aoife McArdle and King.
Pic is simply a Rabbit Track Pictures and Elation Pictures accumulation developed pinch Film4 and nan BFI, co-produced by Komplizen Film (Toni Erdmann) and Trimafilm. In summation to support from Film4 and nan BFI, financiers see Logical Pictures Group, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), nan Bavarian money FFF Bayern and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
Producers are Kamilla Hodøl and Emilie Jouffroy for Elation Pictures, and Rabbit Track Pictures’ Kitty Kaletsky (King & Conqueror), Janine Jackowski (Sentimental Value) and David Armati Lechner (Home Stories) from Trimafilm. Executive producers are Farhana Bhula and Cate Kane for Film4 and Fred Fiore and Ryan Wickers for Logical.
Kamilla Hodøl and Emilie Jouffroy commented: “Aoife is simply a visionary storyteller, and her bold and cinematic return on Foxfinder will beryllium some epic and profoundly probing. We are thrilled to beryllium bringing it to life pinch specified a stellar formed and supportive backers.”
Kitty Kaletsky added: “Foxfinder’s searing and absurdist introspection of tyranny, prejudice and scape-goating feels much timely pinch each week that goes by and nan play and film’s themes will resonate pinch audiences each astir nan world.”
Farhana Bhula, Director of Film4 commented: “Supporting Aoife connected her 2nd characteristic alongside her dedicated producers has been a privilege for Film4. She’s an exceptional filmmaker of singular precision and imagination. Foxfinder speaks powerfully to our existent moment, and we’re thrilled to spot it brought to life by specified an bonzer cast.”
Tessa Thompson is represented by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and JTWAMM. Ebon Moss-Bachrach is represented by WME, Barking Dog Entertainment, and Peikoff Mahan Law Offices. Owen Cooper is represented by Independent Talent Group and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. McArdle is represented by 42 and WME and Dawn King by Berlin Associates.
