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Rita Ora, Marshawn Lynch and Jack O'Connell Join Cast of HE BLED NEON

Rita Ora, Marshawn Lynch and Jack O’Connell are set to join Joe Cole in the action thriller He Bled Neon from award-winning music video director Drew Kirsch. Written by Tim Cairo and Jake Gibson (Lowlife, Night Patrol) with a story by Nate Bolotin, the film will be Kirsch’s feature debut. The original story by Nate Bolotin was inspired by his early experiences growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada.   

Zachary Levi to Star in Action Thriller FREE FALL Directed by Zoe Bell

Zachary Levi is set to headline the rock-climbing action thriller Free Fall, with Zoë Bell directing. Free Fall tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged daughter in New Zealand on a rock-climbing trip that turns deadly as an accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air. As a storm sets in, the two must fight against the elements and terrifying heights in order to survive.

LIPS LIKE SUGAR Rounds Out Cast With Juliette Lewis, Sasha Calle & More

LIPS LIKE SUGAR is starring Oscar-nominated actors Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson and directed by Grammy-winner Brantley Gutierrez. Oscar-nominee Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets), Sasha Calle (The Flash), Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies, Lisa Frankenstein) and Erin Moriarty (The Boys) and have joined the star-studded cast.

XYZ Films Acquires World Sales Rights to Sci-Fi Action OSIRIS Starring Max Martini, Brianna Hildebrand, and Linda Hamilton

XYZ Films has come aboard for worldwide sales on the sci-fi action thriller OSIRIS, written by William Kaufman and Paul Reichelt and directed by William Kaufman (The Channel) and starring Max Martini (Pacific Rim), Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool Franchise), LaMonica Garrett (1883, Special Ops: Lioness) and Linda Hamilton (The Terminator). 

Charlie Day to Lead KILL ME Film From Peter Warren

Day is best known for the iconic role of Charlie in “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” which is the longest running live-action comedy series on TV as well as for roles in the features THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE, HORRIBLE BOSSES, THE LEGO MOVIE, AND the recent FOOL’S PARADISE, which he wrote, directed and starred in.

XYZ Films Set to Distribute Eco-Thriller THE WELL

Recently filmed in Hamilton, Canada, THE WELL features an all-star Canadian cast, working outside of SAG jurisdiction, with veteran talents Sheila McCarthy (Women Talking), and Arnold Pinnock (The Porter) starring and executive producing with Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (Book of Negros) and Idrissa Sanogo (Robin Hood) also starring.

Seann William Scott to Star in Luke Greenfield's THE LAST BACHELOR Romantic Comedy

Greenfield co-wrote the script and will also produce alongside Jason Benoit, with XYZ Films producing and financing with investment funding coming from IPR.VC. Lee Kim of Resolute Films and Entertainment is also producing. XYZ will handle world sales and introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming Marché du Film in Cannes.

Atom Egoyan's SEVEN VEILS With Amanda Seyfried Rounds Out Cast

Douglas Smith (Big Little Lies, Don’t Worry Darling), Mark O’Brien (Perry Mason, Arrival), Rebecca Liddiard (Alias Grace, Run This Town) and Vinessa Antoine (Diggstown, Ginny & Georgia) have been cast opposite Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout, Mank, Les Misérables) in SEVEN VEILS, a new feature film from acclaimed filmmaker Atom Egoya.

Amanda Seyfried to Play a Theatre Director in Atom Egoyan's SEVEN VEILS Film

Seyfried plays Jeanine, an earnest theatre director, who has been given the daunting task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbing memories from her past, Jeanine allows her repressed trauma to color the present as she re-enters the opera world after so many years away.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Tessa Thompson Lead Sci-Fi Thriller ASH

Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are attached to star in the new sci-fi thriller ASH, directed by Flying Lotus and based on an original screenplay written by Jonni Remmler. XYZ Films and GFC Films are to produce, with Neill Blomkamp (DISTRICT 9) and Echo Lake onboard as exec producers.

XYZ Films Takes Global Sales Rights for HOUNDS OF WAR

XYZ Films will handle worldwide sales for HOUNDS OF WAR starring Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick, and Rhona Mitra, and directed by action-fan favorite Isaac Florentine.  XYZ Films has boarded the film as executive producers and are set to introduce the project, and screen footage, for buyers at the upcoming Marché du Film in Cannes.

Flying Lotus, XYZ Films & Logical Pictures Develops Slate of Genre Films

Logical Content Ventures, Logical Pictures’ co-production fund, will finance the development of the films, which will focus on genres in the horror, thriller and sci-fi universe. Logical also secured a first-look agreement to finance and produce. The slate will span multiple projects, with XYZ Films set to produce and handle sales.

XYZ Films Acquires North American Rights to MAN'S SON Starring Frank Grillo

XYZ Films has acquired all North American rights to the horror/thriller MAN’S SON, starring Frank Grillo and directed by his son, Remy Grillo. The film was written by Josh Plasse and Brev Moss. Dare Angel will produce in partnership with Mi Nene.

XYZ Films Acquires Rights To Upcoming SXSW Midnighters Film HYPOCHONDRIAC

The film was written and directed by Addison Heimann and stars Zach Villa (American Horror Story), Devon Graye (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore), Madeline Zima (Californication), Chris Doubek (Boyhood), Marlene Forte (Knives Out), and Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds). The film is a Minutehand Pictures production.

Shudder Acquires Period Horror THE LAST THING MARY SAW

The Last Thing Mary Saw begins in Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary (Stefanie Scott, Insidious: Chapter 3), blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother’s death.

XYZ Films Partners with Drafthouse Films to Release Indian Oscar Entry JALLIKATTU

XYZ Films announces that they will partner with Drafthouse Films for a North American co-release of JALLIKATTU, India’s Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film for 2020.

Full Program Announced for 2021 Sundance Film Festival

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

Vertical Entertainment Acquires Worldwide Rights to PAYBACK

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to crime drama Payback. The film marks the feature debut of director Joseph Mensch.

XYZ Films & Starburns Industries To Produce Will Vinton Doc WELCOME TO MY DAYDREAM

XYZ Films and Starburns Industries announces today that they will produce the biographical documentary WELCOME TO MY DAYDREAM, about the stop-motion animation pioneer Will Vinton. The film will be directed by Marq Evans, and produced by XYZ Films and Starburns Industries, with XYZ handling worldwide sales for the project.

Maisie Williams to Star in THE OWNERS

It was announced that Maisie Williams is set to star in the 90's-set thriller THE OWNERS, directed by Julius Berg, with a screenplay by Berg and Matthieu Gompel, based on comic book from renowned artist Herrmann and written by Yves H. The film is produced by Alain de la Mata at UK-based Bluelight, and executive produced by XYZ Films. XYZ will handle North American sales with Versatile handling international at the upcoming EFM in Berlin. The film will shoot this spring in Kent, close to London, in an isolated Victorian mansion, with casting by Dan Hubbard.