BLOOD FOR DUST: Action Pic Sells To Multiple Territories Ahead Of November Shoot
Distribution deals in key international territories in all media have been locked for the new action thriller, Blood For Dust, as production revs up ahead of mid-November in Montana. Areas include 101 Films Distribution for the UK, Originals Factory for France, California Filmes for Latin America, Splendid Film GmbH for Germany, Daro Film Distribution for Eastern Europe, Filmfinity for South Africa, Spentzos Film for Greece, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy and Eagle Films for the Middle East.
Highland Film Group is representing international rights and UTA is co-representing domestic sales on the action pic which stars Scoot McNairy (Warner Bros.’s Argo, 20th Century Fox’s Gone Girl, Universal’s A Quiet Place Part II), Kit Harington (HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Eternals) and Josh Lucas (20th Century Fox’s Ford v. Ferrari and Buena Vista’s Sweet Home Alabama). Rod Blackhurst (Netflix’s Amanda Knox, Peacock’s “John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise”) is directing from a script by David Ebeltoft (Here Alone).
Former friends Cliff (McNairy), a traveling salesman struggling to make a living, and Ricky (Harington), an illegal weapons dealer making serious money, reconnect one fateful day. Hoping to make some quick cash, Cliff agrees to partner with the violent Ricky, who is expanding his business to include cross-state drug and gun deliveries for John, a mid-level American cartel boss (Lucas). Reluctantly he agrees to retrofit his beat-up station wagon to carry dozens of kilos of drugs. When Ricky turns a simple exchange into a bloodbath to eliminate the competition, Cliff realizes his harsh new reality. John’s money and drugs soon bring hard retribution to the duo, and every scenario escalates to an explosive conclusion where Cliff must fight just to stay alive.
Noah Lang (HBO Max’s “This is Not a War Story,” Sony Classics’ The Climb) is producing along with Mark Fasano (Hulu’s Sex Appeal, Momentum Pictures’ Haunt) and Bernard Kira (Millennium’s The Piper). Ford Corbett and David Ebeltoft are exec producing.
“We are delighted to have our wonderful international partners come on board and champion this riveting, action-packed thriller with a fantastic ensemble cast led by Scoot, Kit and Josh,” said Highland Film Group CEO Arianne Fraser. “We look forward to bringing this gripping tale of greed and ambition to audiences worldwide and can’t wait for cameras to roll this fall,” added Highland COO Delphine Perrier.
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