Emma Thompson & Judy Greer Action Thriller ‘The Dead Of Winter’ Acquired By Vertical
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Vertical has taken North American rights to Brian Kirk’s action thriller The Dead of Winter which stars and was executive produced by Emma Thompson.
A Q4 theatrical release is being eyed. With a screenplay by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb, The Dead of Winter follows a widowed fisherwoman (Thompson) trapped in a Minnesotan blizzard who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenager (Laurel Marsden), only to realize that she is the young victim’s only hope.
The film is Kirk’s follow-up to 2019’s 21 Bridges. Pic stars Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Lloyd Hutchinson, and Brían F.
O’Byrne. “The Dead of Winter is a merciless thriller, set in an epic wilderness with a beautiful love story at its heart. Emma Thompson gives a stunning performance unlike anything she has ever done before,” said Kirk. “The movie has been a passion project for all of us and we are thrilled to have partnered with Vertical, who feel as strongly as we do, that this is a movie that will live with audiences, long after they have left the cinema.” “The Dead of Winter embodies everything we love at Vertical – an outstanding cast, a gripping premise, and a visionary director.
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