Overview
- Neon will release the film in the U.S. and handle international sales at the Cannes Film Market, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Matt Johnson will direct the untitled feature, which is inspired by a real case involving a Vice Canada editor accused of recruiting drug mules for a cocaine operation.
- Finn Wolfhard is attached to star as the Canadian investigative journalist who helped uncover the story.
- Department M is executive producing, Matthew Miller and Matt Greyson are producing for Zapruder Films with Rhombus Media, and Telefilm Canada is helping finance the project.
- The Playlist reports that Elevation Pictures will oversee Canadian distribution, while Johnson’s rising profile from BlackBerry and his upcoming A24 release Tony points to strong festival interest.