James Marsden, Marcia Gay Harden, Suzy Nakamura and Al Pacino join Michael Keaton Knox leavesan indie noir thriller that also serves as Keaton’s directorial debut.
The feature comes from the end of principal photography and comes from Brookstreet and Sugar23. Brookstreet’s Trevor Mathews and Nick Gordon and Sugar23’s Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta produce. Keaton poses a triple threat with this film, as he also produces in addition to his duties in front of and behind the camera.
According to the production, Keaton will play John Knox, a hit man who has been diagnosed with a rapidly progressing form of dementia. He vows to spend his last days attempting to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son (Marsden). He finds himself in a race against the authorities and against the ticking clock of his own rapidly deteriorating mind.
Gregory Poirier wrote the screenplay.
In addition, Keaton, who won an Emmy this year for his performance in the limited Hulu series Dopesick, recruited a number of actors who appeared on the show with him, including Ray McKinnon and John Hoogenakker. Also in the cast are Joanna Kulig and Lela Loren.
Executive producer is Carter Stanton for Brookstreet and Jillian Kay for Sugar23. Director of photography Marshall Adams, production designer Bill Arnold, costume designer Michele Michel and editor Jessica Hernandez lead the crew below the line.
Brookstreet Pictures is co-financing with Three Point Capital, with Viviana Zarragoitia, Ali Jazayeri, David Gendron and Michael Hansen also executive producing.
Film Nation represents the international rights, while CAA Media Finance and Verve Ventures represent the US rights.
Marsden is one of the stars of Netflix’s hit drama, Dead to meand comes in from a bend DisillusionedDisney+’s sequel to the 2007 comedy fantasy, enchanted.
Harden, who won an Oscar in 2000 Pollockappears The morning show and Netflix’s Neil Patrick Harris comedy Disconnected.
