EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director, and producer Jessica M. Thompson has signed with Verve for representation. She directed the Screen Gems vampire movie The Invitation, which was made for $10M, grossed $38M worldwide and was profitable for Sony.
That pic starred Nathalie Emmanuel and Thomas Doherty, and debuted at #1 at the box office in late August 2022 and #2 when it hit Netflix.
Thompson is currently writing Pharmaka, an original sci-fi thriller series for TriStar Television. She is also developing a period-drama with Maven Pictures about Dr.
James Barry, a trailblazing surgeon who was erased from history. Previously, her feature debut The Light of the Moon premiered and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at SXSW.
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