‘Peaky Blinders’ Star Joe Cole To Lead Action-Thriller ‘He Bled Neon’ For Taylor Swift Music Video Director Drew Kirsch; Zhu & Joseph Trapanese To Compose Score With XYZ & WME Independent Selling
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole is set to lead action-thriller He Bled Neon, marking the feature debut of music video filmmaker Drew Kirsch who co-directed videos “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover” with Taylor Swift, and also helmed videos for Shakira, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Imagine Dragons and Machine Gun Kelly.
Grammy nominee Zhu will compose the score in collaboration with Joseph Trapanese (The Greatest Showman, Straight Outta Compton).
The official synopsis reads: “After his estranged brother’s mysterious death, Ethan’s (Cole) journey to Las Vegas for the funeral unravels a dark web of crime, forcing him to confront his past as he delves into the city’s gritty underworld to uncover the truth, risking everything he holds dear in the process.” XYZ Films (BlackBerry) will produce alongside frequent collaborator Two & Two Pictures (Under the Shadow).
The companies are in post on Hallow Road, directed by Babak Anvari and co-starring Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys. XYZ will be handling world sales on He Bled Neon ahead of the upcoming Cannes market, with WME Independent co-repping domestic.
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