Safady Entertainment has acquired film rights to psychological thriller Dreamt penned by Andrew Alexander known most widely for his co-ownership of The Second City comedy enterprise. They will develop the project for Martin Weisz to direct this action thriller.
Set in modern day, Dreamt tells the tale of two people who have a paranormal connection and thus are actually dreaming in each other’s lives. Conflict arises when they learn of each other’s existence, leading one man to take over the other’s life at any cost.
Producer Gary Safady (Machine Gun Preacher) said about the film:
We’re excited to tell a thrilling, exciting story with an amazing twist to it. The script has all the elements for intrigue and fascination to capture the audience from the opening frame of the film. Andrew has crafted an amazing story in the vain of ‘Memento’ and ‘Fight Club’.
Weisz, best known for helming The Hills Have Eyes II, has firstly stuck into music videos directing (Puff Daddy, Fuel). His previous feature film credits include Clock Tower (2009) starring Louise Lombard, based on the popular video game series and Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story (2007) starring Keri Russell.
Producer Gary Safady, who is also a fine promoter, added:
We believed that Martin’s visual capabilities, intuition with actors, accompanied by his passion for this project will create an amazing film.
Supernatural thriller Dreamt is expected to go into pre-production this February with principal photography to get underway in April 2012. Stay tuned.
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Source: Variety
