Overview
- Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. rights Friday, unveiled a first-look image, and set a wide opening for January 1, 2027.
- Pendulum marks Mark Heyman’s first feature as director, with the Black Swan screenwriter also writing the film.
- Darren Aronofsky produces through Protozoa with Motel Mojave, and C2 fully financed the project.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Phoebe Dynevor star as a couple at a New Mexico new-age retreat led by Jacki Weaver, with Norman Reedus also in the cast.
- The MPA rated the film R for some strong and bloody violent content, sexuality, drug use, nudity, and language, and Black Bear is handling international sales as UTA, CAA Media Finance, and WME Independent brokered the U.S. deal with Vertical.