EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation, Apple has landed rights to develop Off Season, a spec from Holland, Michigan‘s Andrew Sodroski, which Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby (Napoleon) will star in and produce through her Aluna Entertainment, according to our sources.
While specifics as to the film’s plot haven’t been disclosed, it’s described as a femme fatale thriller set in a luxury resort on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.
42 developed the script, with Peter Dealbert and Ben Pugh to produce for the company, alongside Kirby and Lauren Dark for Aluna Entertainment.
No director is yet attached to the project. On a tear of late with roles in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Kirby will next be seen starring in Ron Howard’s thriller Eden, which is coming off of its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
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