EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Qualley, Drew Starkey and Michael Shannon are set to star in Jeff Nichols‘ next film King Snake. Nichols and his partners in Tri-State Pictures, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Sarah Green, will produce the Southern gothic horror film in association with Range Media Partners. FilmNation is financing the film and launching sales out of the American Film Market.
“We are extremely excited to be partnering with FilmNation once again, having fortified a strong creative relationship with them over the years. FilmNation has an exceptional track record supporting unique, innovative voices and auteur filmmakers, having produced and financed some of the most remarkable, award-winning films of our time. There was no better partner for King Snake than [FilmNation CEO] Glen [Basner] and the entire FilmNation team,” said Nichols, Green and Kavanaugh-Jones.
The film follows a young couple (Qualley and Starkey) who inherit a farm in rural Arkansas and must conquer the demons, both physical and metaphysical, that haunt its legacy. Forces of good and evil collide in a terrifying film where real-world challenges crash headlong into otherworldly creatures and myths.
“Jeff is a singular filmmaker and King Snake will bewitch and enthrall audiences around the world with a startling new vision of the supernatural forces that hover just beyond our everyday perceptions,” said Basner.
Nichols is repped by CAA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Qualley is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Starkey is repped by Gersh, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Shannon is repped by CAA, Range Media Partners and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell & Gellman.
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