Kate Bosworth, Ron Perlman & Lin Shaye Line Up For Renny Harlin Horror-Thriller ‘Carrier’ From ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Scribes; Sentient Sells — EFM

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EXCLUSIVE: Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns) is in advanced talks and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) and Lin Shaye (Insidious) are attached to star in action director Renny Harlin’s (Cliffhanger) horror-thriller Carrier, scripted by the 10 Cloverfield Lane writing team Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken.In Carrier, when a mysterious phenomenon leads to mass chaos, a splintering family escapes to a small island…but their troubles are only beginning.The movie is among the first projects for Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin’s recently minted sales firm Sentient Pictures International, which is handling world rights at the virtual EFM, which wraps this week.Principal photography is slated to commence in fall 2022 in Europe and will be produced by Extraordinary Entertainment’s Renny Harlin and Daljit DJ Parmar, alongside SPI’s Pierre Morel, Renee Tab and Tuffin.Executive producers will be Michael Yeates, Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken, Dimiter Nikolov, Andrew Marcus, Andy Schefter, and Rob Van Norden.

Co-producers include Ryan Ozonian, Boyko Draganov, and Rob Perryman.“Josh and Matt have created a spellbinding screenplay, which provides me with an arsenal of exceptional characters, non-stop twists and turns, and groundbreaking action.

Our fantastic cast, led by Kate Bosworth, Ron Perlman and Lin Shaye is a genre enthusiast’s dream come true,” said Harlin.There will also be a play-to-earn NFT element to the movie.

Explained Parmar: “We couldn’t be more excited about partnering with SPI to create a world class film, with the potential to expand the Carrier universe into different verticals including the new groundbreaking blockchain video game industry.