Dave McNary Film ReporterGary Fleder has signed on to direct the espionage thriller “Line of Control” with Brickell & Broadbridge Intl.
on board to finance and sell the project at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival.Fleder, whose credits include “Runaway Jury,” “Homefront” and “Kiss the Girls,” will direct from a Ben Dubash script. “Line of Control” will explore the intense subculture of “K&R” as an American kidnap and ransom specialist fights to rescue the daughter of a U.S.
senator.BBI’s Jeff Elliott and Joel Shapiro are producing, along with Cindy Cowan. Casting is under way and expected to be announced shortly, with production eyeing a mid-2021 shoot.Fleder is currently in pre-production on “True Haunting” for Sony Screen Gems, which is.
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