CHRISTINA HENDRICKS, BAILEE MADISON AND LEWIS PULLMAN JOIN JOHANNES ROBERTS’ THE STRANGERS 2 FOR THE FYZZ FACILITY PICTURES
BLOOM to Continue Foreign Sales in Cannes with Production Starting on May 30th
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LOS ANGELES (May 11, 2017) –– BLOOM announced today that Emmy Award Nominated Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men,” The Neon Demon, Drive), Bailee Madison (“Once Upon a Time,” Just Go with It), and Lewis Pullman (Aftermath, Battle of the Sexes) have joined the cast of The Strangers 2. Johannes Roberts (The Other Side of the Door, 47 Meters Down) will direct based on a script by Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) and Ben Ketai. BLOOM first introduced the project at the Berlin International Film Festival and will continue sales in Cannes. The Fyzz Facility Pictures’ Wayne Marc Godfrey (Wind River, The Foreigner), Robert Jones (Centurion, The Usual Suspects), Mark Lane & James Harris (47 Meters Down, I Am Not A Serial Killer) are producing, in association with Relativity Media. The Fyzz Facility are also serving as financiers on the project. Aviron will be distributing the film in the U.S. and Canada.
Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy, who produced 2008’s The Strangers as well as successful genre titles such as The Bye Bye Man, Ouija: Origin of Evil and Oculus will serve as Executive Producer. Principal Photography will begin on May 30th in Los Angeles.
The Strangers 2 follows a family whose road trip takes a turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park and after the power goes out they decide to hunker down for the night in a borrowed trailer. Under the cover of darkness three familiar masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test their every limit.
Six-time Emmy Nominated actress Hendricks is known for her role in AMC’s “Mad Men,” and has starred in a diversified slate of films including: The Neon Demon, Drive, and Ginger & Rosa. Madison is a young actress and producer who has amassed an impressive slate including: ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” Hallmark’s “Good Witch” and feature films, Letters to God, Brothers, Parental Guidance, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, and Just Go with It. Pullman is a rising star, who most recently appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Elliott Lester’s Aftermath, and will next be seen alongside Emma Stone and Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes.
Hendricks is represented by ICM Partners and LINK Entertainment; Madison is represented by Gersh Agency and Coast to Coast Talent Group; and Pullman is represented by ICM Partners and Anonymous Content.
BLOOM’s diversified slate also includes: George Clooney’s Suburbicon starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore; S. Craig Zahler’s Dragged Across Concrete starring Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn; Josh Trank’s Fonzo starring Tom Hardy; Scott Cooper’s Hostiles starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike; Martin Zandvliet’s The Outsider starring Jared Leto; Federico D’ Alessandro’s Tau starring Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein; Paul Weitz’s Bel Canto starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe; Danny Strong’s Rebel in the Rye starring Nicholas Hoult; and Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s Woodshock starring Kirsten Dunst.
About The Fyzz Facility
Established in 2010 by Wayne Marc Godfrey (“The Foreigner”) and Robert Jones (“The Usual Suspects”, “Dirty Pretty Things”, “Babylon”) The Fyzz Facility is a prolific film production and financing company that has invested over $200m into over 175 feature films over the last six years. With an aggregate production spend in excess of a billion USD, company credits include Martin Scorsese's SILENCE starring Liam Neeson, Rob Reiner’s SHOCK AND AWE starring Woody Harrelson, Stephen Fingleton’s BAFTA nominated THE SURVIVALIST and Martin Campbell’s THE FOREIGNER starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. Upcoming projects include THE STRANGERS 2, FINAL SCORE starring Dave Bautista and Matthew Holness’ darkly twisted debut feature POSSUM starring Sean Harris.
About BLOOM
BLOOM is a sales, production and financing outfit. The company represents and curates a diversified slate of films ranging from commercial, talent-driven, wide release movies, to specialty films from proven and trusted filmmakers, all the while keeping an eye towards fresh and emerging talent.
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