Forward of the AFM, Black Bear is launching gross sales on Fifth Season crime-thriller She Rides Shotgun, which is ready to star Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton (Rocketman) within the lead function.
Nick Rowland (Calm With Horses) will direct the screenplay written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (The Evening Home) primarily based on the work of crime writer Jordan Harper, tailored from his novel of the identical identify, which acquired the 2018 Edgar Award for Finest Debut Novel, with revisions by Rowland.
Fifth Season will totally finance and produce alongside Brad Weston (Queen & Slim) and Collin Creighton (Okja) for Makeready, and Hiro Murai and Nate Matteson (The Bear) for Superfrog. Egerton can also be set to function govt producer.
Principal images is eyed for early 2024. The film has an interim settlement by way of SAG-AFTRA. Extra casting is underway.
The official synopsis reads: “After years in jail, Nate (Egerton) has made some harmful enemies, together with the highly effective felony gang he labored for on the within. Determined for a contemporary begin, Nate cuts ties along with his previous crew on his launch from jail, however the gang retaliates by placing a success on his household. Nate picks up Polly, the shy eleven-year-old daughter he hardly is aware of and goes on the run to maintain her out of hurt’s means. As they try to remain off the radar, it turns into clear that their enemies are relentless and received’t hand over simply. Nate teaches Polly the way to survive and watches her rework from a timid little woman right into a drive to be reckoned with. And Nate, in flip, learns what it’s to like unconditionally as he bonds along with his daughter and battles for his or her future.”
Producer Brad Weston stated: “We’re so excited to deliver this adaptation of Jordan Harper’s massively profitable and utterly gripping novel to the massive display. Taron Egerton is a outstanding performer, and we’re so excited to be working with Nick Rowland, who’s going to deliver an actual depth to their relationship.”
Egerton is finest identified for motion pictures Kingsman: The Secret Service, Rocketman, Tetris and sequence Black Chicken. Fifth Season most just lately produced 80 For Brady and Guide Membership: The Subsequent Chapter.