Rupture

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Secretary Director Steven Shainberg to Helm Sci-Fi Adventure Rupture


By Silas Lesnick ON
April 2, 2015






AMBI Group has today announced that Secretary and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus helmer Steven Shainberg is set to direct an upcoming science fiction adventure feature titled Rupture, based on a story by himself and Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night). Nelson wrote the screenplay.
Full details of the project have not yet been revealed, but the premise is said to involve a single mother struggling to raise her son alone, who is abducted by a mysterious organization. While trying to escape, she uncovers an extraordinary secret about herself.
Tango Pictures production banner, which is a partnership between Christina Weiss Lurie, Steve Shainberg, and Andrew Lazar, is teaming with AMBI Group, the movie development, finance, production and distribution group owned and run by Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi, to make the film.
“I’m very excited to be partnering with AMBI Group,” says Lazar. “Andrea and Lady Monika are very forward-thinking financiers and filmmakers, and this film will be the beginning of a fantastic relationship between Tango and AMBI.”
“When Andrew approached us with this project, it may have been our quickest ‘yes’ to date – and we are fast movers!,” adds Iervolino. “‘Rupture’ is an ‘event’ movie that has all the elements you’d look for in a massively commercial film. We’re excited to bring this project to life with Andrew, Christina, Steven and Brian.”
“We’re fortunate to have such great producing partners in Andrew and Christina,” says Bacardi, “who strive, as we do, to make memorable films and enjoy the process and passion that goes into each production. Couple this with a spellbinding story from Steven Shainberg and our excitement and expectations grow even higher.”
AMBI Distribution, the worldwide sales arm of AMBI Group is handling international sales and will formally present the project in Cannes

 

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Michael Chiklis has joined the cast of Rupture, the Steven Shainberg-directed sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace that is the next project of American Sniper producer Andrew Lazar.

The pic centers on a single mother (Rapace) struggling to raise her 12-year-old son alone who is abducted by a mysterious organization. Tied up in their lab, they question her about her medical history, eventually revealing that she has a genetic abnormality that her worst fear can cause her to “rupture” — causing her own alien nature to be released. It’s based on a story by Shainberg and Brian Nelson, and Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days Of Night) wrote the screenplay.
Chiklis will play The Bald Man, the entity’s powerful point man who directs the mother’s violent capture. Principal photography begins next month.

 

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AMBI Pictures principals Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi today announced that Peter Stormare (Fargo, 22 Jump Street), Kerry Bishé (Argo, “Sex and the City&#8221, Lesley Manville (Maleficent, Mr. Turner) and Ari Millen (“Orphan Black,” “12 Monkeys&#8221 have been cast in the sci-fi adventure thriller Rupture, starring Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Michael Chiklis (Fantastic Four, “The Shield&#8221. In the film, Renee Morgan (Rapace) is a single mom who lives with her 12-year-old son, Evan, in a quiet suburban home. Unbeknownst to both, their every move is being observed. While running her daily errands her car breaks down and she is violently kidnapped by a group of strangers. About 24 hours later, in an anonymous laboratory, she is tied up and questioned about her medical history, including her great fear of spiders. Soon her captors explain to her that her genetic abnormality can potentially allow her to Rupture, in which her own alien nature can be released. The experience of one’s deepest fear (in Renee’s case spiders) causes this transforming her into her true self.
Production begins today in Toronto, Canada.
Iervolino and Bacardi (The Humbling, In Dubious Battle), who own and run the movie development, finance, production and distribution group AMBI, are teaming with American Sniper producer Andrew Lazar and his Tango Pictures Production banner to produce the film. Tango is a partnership between Christina Weiss Lurie, Steven Shainberg, and Lazar. Christina Weiss Lurie (Inside Job, Adam), will serve as producer as well.
Steven Shainberg (Secretary) is directing the film, which is based on a story by Shainberg and Brian Nelson (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night). Nelson wrote the screenplay.
AMBI Distribution, the worldwide sales arm of AMBI Group is handling worldwide sales.

 

[Octoberist]

It's being really fast tracked isn't it?