Dark Castle Entertainment is set to produce, develop, and finance the claustrophobic thriller film Zealot, which stars Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place: Day One, Rebel One) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (Elvis, Let Me In).
Zealot is about “privilege, paranoia, and the assumptions we make about one another. The film follows Hassan, a Somali-American airport shuttle driver in Minneapolis, who is struggling to make ends meet.
“When Lloyd, a stranded twenty something at the airport, offers to pay Hassan to take him overland to Chicago, it seems worth the risk.
“But as the realization grows that his passenger is not what he seems, Hassan finds he is trapped in a terrifying ride which he can’t escape from, knowing that to save himself might put countless others in danger.”
Norman Golightly, co-CEO, Dark Castle Entertainment, said in a statement: “The collection of talent, both in front of and behind the camera, that has been drawn to this project speaks to the caliber of this relentless and timely thriller.
“Reminiscent of films like Collateral, audiences will not only be on the edge of their seats, but they’ll have a lot to think about on their way home.”
The thriller is directed by Vadim Perelman (House of Sand and Fog, Persian Lessons) and written by playwright Bennett Fisher. Zealot is based on his award-winning play Damascus.
Source: Variety
