Chloe Domont could have proven a relationship hellscape with Sundance hit erotic thriller “Truthful Play,” however the author/director is venturing additional into Dante’s 9 circles together with her new function, “A Place in Hell.”
Michelle Williams and Daisy Edgar-Jones will lead the authorized thriller, which might be written and directed by Domont. “Truthful Play” was Domont’s function directorial debut. She beforehand wrote on sequence reminiscent of “Ballers.” IndieWire has reached out to substantiate this information, however acquired no response as of publication. Deadline first reported the undertaking.
“A Place in Hell” is billed as a “thriller following two ladies at a excessive profile legal regulation agency.” MRC and T-Avenue are producing the function. Star Thrower, Ram Bergman, and Rian Johnson’s banner T-Avenue at MRC previously funded “Truthful Play.”
“Truthful Play” starred Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich as a pair who each labored at a hedge fund. Whereas protecting their relationship a secret for skilled causes, an sudden promotion unravels their fraught romance, fueling a violent competitors between the duo. The movie had a bidding battle in 2023 after its Sundance premiere; Netflix received the distribution rights for $20 million, making it one of many largest offers out of the competition that yr.
Domont beforehand advised IndieWire that she desires her movies to “sort out topic issues which are ugly and darkish, however I additionally wish to take audiences on a experience and make it thrilling to look at.” She added, “I don’t consider that movies need to be one or the opposite — they are often each.”
Along with co-leading “A Place in Hell,” each Williams and Edgar-Jones have varied different initiatives within the works. Williams will star in FX restricted sequence “Dying for Intercourse” primarily based on the real-life story of Molly Kochan, who, upon being recognized with Stage IV metastatic breast most cancers, determined to depart her husband and go on a sexual walkabout. Jay Duplass co-stars as Williams’ onscreen partner.
Edgar-Jones seems in Daniel Minahan’s queer romance “On Swift Horses” reverse Jacob Elordi. The function is ready throughout the Nineteen Fifties and stars Will Poulter as a returning Korean Conflict vet whose spouse Muriel (Edgar-Jones) and brother Julius (Elordi) each grow to be engaged in romantic affairs with companions of the identical intercourse. The movie premiered at TIFF earlier than being acquired by Sony Photos Classics. “On Swift Horses” might be launched in theaters April 25.