David Oyelowo Joins Studiocanal & Picture Company’s ‘Role Play’ Opposite Kaley Cuoco; Prime Video In Final Talks To Acquire
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Two-time Primetime Emmy nominee David Oyelowo will star opposite Kaley Cuoco in the Studiocanal and Picture Company high-concept thriller Role Play, which we hear will roll cameras in four weeks in Berlin.
We also hear that Amazon Prime Video is in final talks to take the US and several major offshore territories.Role Play centers around a married couple whose life turns upside down when secrets come out about each other’s pasts.
Oyelowo will play Cuoco’s husband in the film. Thomas Vincent is directing off a screenplay by Seth Owen.The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona are producing through their long term overall deal at Studiocanal.Emmy nominated Cuoco, whose second season of HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant recently finished, is producing through her Yes Norman Productions.
George Heller will executive produce the film. Role Play is the fourth co-production between Studiocanal and The Picture Company to be shot at Studio Babelsberg in Berlin, following Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake, the Liam Neeson movie Retribution, and horror thriller Baghead.
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