‘Forever Purge’ Director Everardo Gout To Helm Thriller ‘Clementine’ Based On David L. Williams Blacklist Script

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Everardo Gout (Days of Grace, The Chosen One, The Forever Purge) has signed on to direct action thriller Clementine, a co-production between Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios and Yeardley Smith and Ben Cornwell’s U.S.

independent production company Paperclip Ltd. Gout will direct from the 2022 Black List script by David L. Williams, with Paperclip’s Jordan Foley, Nick Smith and Ben Cornwell and AGC’s Ford producing.

Paperclip’s Smith, AGC’s Lorelle Lynch and Gout will executive produce. AGC Studios will fully finance the film and AGC International will handle worldwide sales.

Casting is underway for an early 2025 start. Set in real time, Clementine is a young mother in Miami who barely escapes a pawn shop shootout and goes on the run from her violent ex-husband, a terrifying mob boss, and a relentless hitwoman, all while protecting her young diabetic daughter. “As a thriller, Clementine has the real-time propulsion of a contemporary Run Lola Run, fueled by the visceral maternal energy of a Kidnap or The Mother,” said Ford. “Everardo is the perfect director to bring the requisite authenticity and adrenaline to the film.” “We were completely captivated the first time we read David’s script,” said Paperclip producers Foley, Smith and Cornwell. “Clementine is a heart-pounding thriller with so much heart and humanity at its core.