Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal has preemptively acquired the Seth Owen thriller spec Role Play for Picture Company partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona to produce under their overall deal with the Studio.Brillstein Entertainment Partners’ George Heller will exec produce, and hatched the idea.
Role Play is a stylish thriller revolving around a young married couple whose life turns upside down after secrets are revealed about about each other’s past.
There are two strong leads and a franchise-able hook. Owen also wrote the 2015 Ridley Scott produced Morgan.Ron Halpern, Shana Eddy and Rachel Henochsberg will oversee for Studiocanal.
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