Oscar winner Russell Crowe ("Gladiator", "Nuremberg") and Priyanka Chopra Jonas ("Heads of State", "Varanasi") have signed on to star in the sci-fi action thriller "Bluefly". The film is directed by Nimrod Antal ("Predators") from a script by David Frigerio ("Beast"), William Eubank ("Underwater") and Carlyle Eubank ("Muzzle"). Filming will begin later this year on Australia's Gold Coast.
Here is the official synopsis: "Deep in the Congo, a grieving UN translator is pulled onto a black-ops mission to recover a downed aircraft that isn't supposed to exist. As a Special Operations team pushes upriver through militia-held territory, the recovery becomes a descent — and the closer they get to the craft, the clearer it becomes that they were never meant to bring it home".
Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights, launching sales at the upcoming TIFF market. Michael Jefferson produces for Polite Society, alongside David Frigerio for Broken Open Pictures, Deborah Glover for G2 Dispatch, Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier for Highland Film Group, and Vanessa Yao Guo. Executive producers include Guy Davies, RuthAnne Frigerio, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Jason Kringstein, Katie Leary, Scott Levenson and James Norbury.
Antal said this in a statement: "Bluefly is an intense, character-driven thriller wrapped inside a bold science-fiction premise. It's the kind of film I live to make — grounded, propulsive, and full of dread — and I couldn't ask for a better cast or team to bring it to the screen".
Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser had this to say about the project: "We have a stellar cast led by Russell Crowe and Priyanka Chopra Jonas who will ignite the screen in this high-stakes, sci-fi thrill ride with layers of depth".
Highland Film Group COO Delphine Perrier added: "Bluefly is heart-pounding entertainment with a complex story full of unexpected twists. With Nimrod Antal at the helm and our wonderful cast, we cannot wait to introduce this fantastic project to our global buyers".
Crowe can next be seen in Netflix's thriller "Unabomber", the historical drama "The Weight" opposite Ethan Hawke, the biographical thriller "The Billion Dollar Spy" co-starring Justin Theroux and Vera Farmiga, and Amazon MGM's "Highlander" reboot.
Chopra Jonas will next star in S.S. Rajamouli's upcoming epic "Varanasi", and opposite Orlando Bloom in the survival thriller "Reset".
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