EXCLUSIVE: Enderby Entertainment’s Zero Contact, a novel solution to the conundrum of making films during the pandemic, has been acquired in the U.S.
by Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment.The film, which features Hopkins playing a tech tycoon communicating by Zoom with characters shot in 17 global locations, will be released in May.
Meanwhile, two sequels are in the works. Six shooting days in December made history, per the producers, who say theirs is the first scripted feature ever to film in Antarctica. (Check out the behind-the-scenes video above for some pretty amazing visuals.)Deadline reported last fall that the original film pursued an emerging release format: a non-fungible token, or NFT.
The Lionsgate release will follow several “drops” on NFT platform Vuele over the past few months.Grindstone CEO Barry Brooker calls Zero Contact “a mysterious, twisty thriller that will keep audiences guessing until the very end.” It also features a “powerhouse performance by Anthony Hopkins,” he added.
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