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Jonathan Bailey, Natalie Portman to Lead Cycling Thriller 'Pumping Black'

International sales at Cannes signal a fall shoot with Anton financing.

Overview

  • The project, announced Friday by trade outlets, casts Bailey and Portman in a psychological thriller set in professional cycling and likened in tone to Whiplash and Black Swan.
  • Mimi Cave will direct from a screenplay by Haley Hope Bartels.
  • Anton is fully financing the film and will launch international sales at the Cannes film market, with CAA co-representing U.S. rights.
  • Production is scheduled to begin in the fall.
  • Producers include Stacey Sher for Shiny Penny, Anton’s Sébastien Raybaud, and Natalie Portman with Sophie Mas under MountainA.