Mikey Madison could have discovered her first post-Oscar mission: “Reptilia.” The “Anora” Finest Actress winner will co-star alongside Kirsten Dunst within the newest movie from director Alejandro Landes Echavarría (“Monos”), which will likely be offered to patrons on the Cannes Movie Market starting subsequent week.
The movie will likely be produced by Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, together with Crucial Leisure, AF Movies, and Black Bear, who’s offering financing. Landes Echavarría can even produce underneath his A Stela Cine banner.
“Reptilia” is about “a dental hygienist who’s seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the darkish and moist underworld of Florida’s unique animal commerce.” Landes Echavarría co-wrote the script with Duke Merriman.
Principal images is anticipated to start this fall.
UTA Unbiased Movie Group and 30WEST will co-handle US gross sales rights at Cannes, whereas Charades will deal with worldwide gross sales rights.
That is Dunst’s return to the state of Florida after starring in collection “On Turning into A God In Central Florida.” Dunst will subsequent seem in Derek Cianfrance’s “Roofman” reverse Channing Tatum, and in Ruben Östlund’s upcoming A24 function “The Leisure System Is Down.”
Landes Echavarría first directed documentary “Cocalero” earlier than making his narrative debut with “Porfirio,” which premiered at Cannes Administrators’ Fortnight in 2011. His movie “Monos” premiered on the 2019 Sundance Movie Competition, the place it gained the World Cinema Dramatic Particular Jury Award and later went on to win the award for Finest Movie on the 2019 BFI London Movie Competition. The movie was chosen because the official Colombian Oscar submission that yr. Landes Echavarría is an alum of the Sundance Writers and Administrators Labs and the Cannes Cinéfondation.
Madison was rumored to be provided a task alongside Ryan Gosling within the newest “Star Wars” installment. She additionally was believed to be in talks for Luca Guadagnino’s now-shelved DC Studios Movie “Sgt. Rock.” The actress has voiced her want to collaborate with prolific auteur Guadagnino quickly.
Madison is represented by UTA and Genuine Expertise & Literary Administration. Landes Echavarría is represented by UTA and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark. Dunst is represented by UTA, Leisure 360, and Hansen Jacobson.