‘Succession’ & The Lost Symbol’ Star Ashley Zukerman Leads Australian Sci-Fi Movie ‘In Vitro’

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EXCLUSIVE: Succession and The Lost Symbol actor Ashley Zukerman leads feature sci-fi thriller In Vitro which has just wrapped filming in regional New South Wales, Australia.In the lead opposite Zukerman is Talia Zucker (Lake Mungo) alongside Will Howarth (Beast).Set on a remote cattle property in the near future, the film will follow Layla (Zucker) and her husband Jack (Zukerman) who have been experimenting with biotechnology and developing new farming methods.

It’s a mostly isolated existence for the couple, but when a series of unsettling occurrences take place, they soon discover a disturbing presence on the farm that threatens to upend their lives.In Vitro marks the follow-up from Tom McKeith and Will Howarth after their debut feature Beast was nominated for Best First Feature at TIFF 2015.

McKeith and Howarth co-wrote the script with Zucker.Producers are Arcadia, the Australian production and distribution company behind Kodi Smit-McPhee sci-fi starrer 2067 and horror comedy Sissy, which is set to play opening night in SXSW’s Midnighters section; and Fictious, Howarth’s production and talent management outfit with partner Matilda Comers.Arcadia’s Lisa Shaunessy’s (Sissy, 2067) and Bec Janek (Sissy) produce alongside Will Howarth (Beast) for Fictious and Rachael Fung (Little Woods).

Comers, Zukerman, Alexandra Burke, Anna Dadic, Michael Agar and Clement Dunn serve as executive producers.In Vitro, which was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, has received production funding from Screen Australia, with support from Screen NSW, Mind the Gap, Fictious, and Arcadia.“Our goal with In Vitro is to create a bold sci-fi with compelling characters that expresses something important about the times we live in.