Kumail Nanjiani, Jim Belushi, Cast in ‘Green Bank’ (Exclusive)

Kumail Nanjiani, Jim Belushi, Brittany O’Grady and Taylor John Smith have joined Tatiana Maslany in Green Bank, an independent sci-fi horror thriller Pangaea Studios, Big Swell Entertainment and Nocturnal Kid.

Josh Ruben, who previously helmed the rom-com slasher Heart Eyes, is directing the feature, which is begins production this week at Pangaea Studios in Atlanta.

Written by Aaron Horwitz (The Cleansing Hour), Green Bank is set in Green Bank, West Virginia, a real world town that has been known since the late 1950s for having a “quiet zone” that severely limits radio and electronic transmissions due to scientific research being conducted in the area. It has since been expanded to include Wi-Fi and cell service.

O’Grady is playing the lead of the story, which follows infant sleep-trainer who discovers that the parents of the child she is caring for are far more than the clueless yuppies they appear to be.

Producing are Andy Horwitz (Suicide Squad, Triple Frontier) of Big Swell Entertainment, Jack Greenberg (Speed The Plow) of Pangaea Studios, and Ruben via his Nocturnal Kid banner. Steve Greenberg is executive producing.

The below-the-line team includes director of photography Magdalena Górka (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Marvel Studios’ Echo), production designers Hillary and Courtney Andujar (I Know What You Did Last Summer); VFX producer Chris LeDoux (La La Land, 12 Years A Slave), and casting director Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington (Die Hart).

Spoiler! There are creatures in this feature. And the creature effects are being overseen by legendary effects artist Greg Nicotero and team at KNB EFX Group, who are known for their work on The Walking Dead and Fallout, among a host of award-winning work.

UTA Independent Film Group is repping the feature.

Nanjiani last year appeared in James L. Brooks’ Ella McCay and Amazon’s hit series Fallout. He is repped by UTA and Mosaic.

Belushi last year appeared with Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue and in Kristen Stewart’s feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water. He is repped by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and LBI.

O’Grady is best known for starring in Fox’s musical series Star as well as being one of the leads on the first season of HBO’s White Lotus. She will next be seen in the next Jumanji movie, Jumanji: Open World, which is due to open Dec. 25. She is repped by CAA and Suskin/Karshan Management.

Smith appeared in 2022’s Where the Crawdads Sing as well as Alex Garland’s Warfare. She is repped by CAA and Vybe Trybe.