Manori Ravindran International EditorEric Dane, Odeya Rush, Ray Liotta and Saffron Burrows are set to star in “Dangerous Waters” from Signature Films.Directed by and based on a story from John Barr (“Blood and Money”), with a script by Mark Jackson, the Dominican Republic-shot film centers on a sailing holiday that spirals out of control when a teenage daughter (“Cha Cha Real Smooth” star Rush) uncovers the dark past of her mother’s new boyfriend.Producers include Rio Luna Films’ Suza Horvat and Signature Films’ Marc Goldberg.
Executive producers are Capstone Global’s Christian Mercuri and Signature’s Sarah Gabriel and Gareth Williams, as well as co-producers Brianna Johnson and Ben Jacques.Capstone Global will handle worldwide sales and introduce the film to buyers in Cannes later this month.
The project is the second feature film from Barr, who previously directed “Blood and Money” with Tom Berenger, and worked as a cinematographer on “This Teacher” and “Once Upon a Time in Queens” and more recently the Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Jimmy Fallon music video “It Was A… (Masked Christmas).”Rush stars in Cooper Raiff’s Sundance Audience Award-winning “Cha Cha Real Smooth” with Dakota Johnson.
Additional film credits include the Oscar-nominated “Lady Bird” directed by Greta Gerwig, “Dumplin” alongside Jennifer Aniston and “The Giver” with Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep.Dane currently stars in the hit HBO series “Euphoria” and is known for his starring role in the Golden Globe-award-winning and Emmy-nominated series “Grey’s Anatomy.” He is currently in post-production on Tony Tost’s directorial debut “National Anthem” from Bron Studios, co-starring with Sydney Sweeney, Halsey and Paul Walter Hauser.Burrows.
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