Edoardo Ballerini (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos) will star in sci-fi thriller Omphalos, written and directed by Gabriel Judet-Weinshel.
Omphalos is set to begin in the summer in New York and New Mexico with Judet-Weinshel’s feature directorial debut from his own script; co-starring feature newcomers Greg Bennick and Sean Gaffney.
The flick will be photographed by George Nicholas and Aidan Fraser’s (Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars) FX visual effects will presumably play prominently in the film’s ambitious imagery.
Storyline follows Darius Lefaux, a private detective since murder comes in and Darius decides to take the case. There’s something curious about this one. In the blurry photograph of the body, the victim’s face looks oddly familiar. Darius heads to the scene of the crime and is astonished to see that the dead man on the ground is … him.
Darius Lefaux is played by Ballerini, who Variety has called ‘an actor to watch,’ and the LA Times has dubbed ‘a promising actor.’
The movie will be produced by Isen Robbins and Aimee Schoof (XX/XY, Brother to Brother and Alphabet Killer) through Red Giant Media and Wax Wing Films, alongside Ballerini, while Christian Cooper will be exec producer.
Ballerini also starred in Dinner Rush (2000) and will play the role of Carlo Tresca in Terry Green’s No God, No Master.
Check out first images and promo-trailer below.
Edoardo Ballerini as Darius Lefaux
Darius Lefaux arrives at the scene of the crime
G. Judet-Weinshel directs in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
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Omphalos movie promo trailer
