Vertical Entertainment Nabs Rights To Indie Comedy ‘Tankhouse’ Starring Christopher Lloyd, Richard Kind, Tara Holt & Stephen Friedrich
deadline.comVertical Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to the ensemble comedy Tankhouse, starring Christopher Lloyd (The Tender Bar, Nobody), Richard Kind (Argo, Inside Out), Tara Holt (Ballers, Californication) and Stephen Friedrich (This is Us & Nice Girl Like You), with plans to release it in theaters and on VOD on May 13th.
The supporting cast includes Alex Esola (After The Wedding), Austin Crute (Booksmart), Carolyn Michelle Smith (Russian Doll), Devere Rogers (My Spy), Joe Adler (The Maze Runner), Luke Spencer Roberts (The Package), Nadia Alexander (Blame), Rachel Matthews (Frozen 2), and Sarah Yarkin (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), as well as Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) and Andy Buckley (Jurassic World).Tankhouse marks the directorial feature debut of Noam Tomaschoff, who co-wrote the script with Chelsea Frei (Dollface, The Moody’s).
The film was shot on location in Fargo, North Dakota and Los Angeles, and represents the first collaboration between lead producer Matthew Cooper (Honk for Jesus.
Save Your Soul.) and North Dakota production company Click Content Studios, headed up by Bill Marcil Jr. and Jim Manney. Tomaschoff and Frei are also credited producers on the film.Inspired by the writers’ own experiences in the theater world, the film meets a thespian couple Tucker Charlemagne (Friedrich) and Sandrene St.
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