EXCLUSIVE: Abbey Lee (The Neon Demon, Lovecraft Country) and Christopher Abbott (Black Bear, Catch-22) are attached to lead Fear is the Rider, a chase thriller from BAFTA-nominated director John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary, The Forgiven) that The Exchange is introducing to international buyers at the 2022 virtual EFM.Fear is the Rider is based on Kenneth Cook’s (Wake in Fright) acclaimed novel of the same name.
It tells the story of John Shaw (Abbott), a photojournalist who arrives in Australia trying to recover from his experiences reporting on the Vietnam War.
After meeting a young woman (Lee) in a small-town bar, he decides to detour into the Outback to photograph cave paintings.Out there, under the baking sun, people can die within hours.
But the elements are not the most hazardous thing in the bush, and Shaw and his mysterious companion soon find themselves caught up in an unrelenting fight for survival.McDonagh handled the screenplay adaptation for the film billed as Duel meets Picnic at Hanging Rock, and will produce alongside Elizabeth Eves (Calvary, The Forgiven) under their House of Un-American Activities banner.
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