Slade replaces Tarsem for Unthinkable

Date:

A switch of hands in the director’s chair as occured for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment‘s project co-written by Peter Woodward and Oren Moverman.

David Slade who got tons of favorable attention for Hard Candy and got slammed for 30 Days of Night – will be handling Unthinkable a thriller that delves
into psychological manipulation centering on the interrogation of a man who
knows the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.

Currently in preproduction and in the casting phase, THR reports a summer start is being eyed and that Caldecot Chubb and Patriot Pictures’ Michael
Mendelsohn are also producing.

Tarsem (who’ll have his long-awaited The Fall in theaters sometime in March) was formerly attached to direct the project – but has since movied onto Warner Bros. The Unforgettable.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

Share post:

NEWSLETTER SIGNUP

Popular

More like this
Related

La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making...

Bonjour Tristesse | Review

Lifestyles of the Rich, Conflicted & Coddled: Dull Vacation...

Most People Die on Sundays | Review

A Month of Sundays: Said Squeezes Magic Out of...