EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Phillippe (The Locksmith) has signed on for a key role opposite Bella Thorne in Mitzi Peirone’s thriller Saint Clare, based on Don Roff’s hit novel Clare at 16.
Rebecca De Mornay (Lucifer), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Bart Johnson (High School Musical) and Dylan Flashner (The Card Counter) will co-star in the film, which Screen Media has slated for release in North American theaters in 2023.Saint Clare follows Clare Bleecker (Thorne), a quiet catholic college student with a divine vocation for killing.
Phillippe will play the role of Timmons, a police officer investigating the latest murder in the small town, with Clare as his prime suspect.
Whaley will portray Mailman Bob, a ghost from Clare’s past, with Johnson pulling double duty as twin brothers Joe and Randall, and Flashner set for the supporting role of Wade.Peirone scripted the indie with American Psycho‘s Guinevere Turner.
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