Kevin Spacey has joined conspiracy thriller The Awakening.
The move represents another step forward for Spacey, whose career has been blighted by allegations of sexual misconduct. Two years ago, he was found not guilty of sex crimes after a lengthy UK trial.
Spacey rounds out cast of The Awakening, which also stars Peter Stormare (Fargo, John Wick: Chapter 2) and Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness, Men in Black). Cloud9 Studios is launching sales at Cannes.
The pic follows Jason (Justin Tinto) and Rebecca (Eve) as they uncover a conspiracy to control the world. Their investigation leads them into a maze of secrets, making their quest to expose the truth in a thrilling race against time.
Oscar-winner Spacey has been in a small number of projects since his acquittal. A Channel 4 and ID documentary, Spacey Unmasked, aired about him around a year after the acquittal.
Matt Routledge directs the feature produced by Camelot Films who also financed the movie alongside Tinto. Currently in post-production, the screenplay is co-written by Tinto, Routledge and Matt Hookings.
Hookings, CEO of Camelot Films, said: “The Awakening has a strong message behind it that is extremely timely in our current society and everything that is going on in the world. Crossing over film lovers with conspiracy theorists has opened up a hybrid audience that I didn’t realize could exist.”
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