SAND AND STONES: Nic Cage Tapped To Star And Produce Dystopian Survival Thriller From ‘The Trust’ Co-Director
Ben Brewer, lead VFX artist for A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once, will reunite with actor Nicolas Cage for the survival-action thriller Sand And Stones. Cage is set to star from a script by Michael Nilon (Braven), who also reunites with the actor to produce the pic after working on numerous titles together, including The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, and crime thriller The Trust which Brewer co-directed with Alex Brewer.
Sand And Stones sets Cage in the role of Paul, who lives in a sparsely populated future with his twin teenage sons, Thomas and Joseph. Together, the trio have managed to claw out an existence in their remote farmhouse, yet they live in constant fear. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken to hunt and consume all living souls in their path. And when Thomas makes one small mistake, the nocturnal creatures gain the upper hand and come for them. In a race against time, Paul, Thomas and Joseph must execute a desperate plan for survival.
Cage’s Saturn Films is producing alongside Nilon, next to Redline Entertainment’s David Wulf (Call Jane, The Card Counter, Inheritance), Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier, and Braxton Pope (The Card Counter, The Trust). The film is executive produced by Aperture’s Slava Vladimirov, Jared Underwood and Andrew Robinson.
Cameras roll in November in Dublin, Ireland. Highland Film Group is co-financing the thriller and handling worldwide rights, with sales being launched at the American Film Market.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be working with Nicolas, a superb actor whose worldwide influence and legendary charm is second to none. Sand and Stones is an exciting survival-action film, with a high-energy storyline brilliantly written by Mike. The film is packed with global appeal,” said Highland Film Group CEO and producer Arianne Fraser. “Ben is the perfect director to bring this electrifying and apocalyptic script to life! As the Lead Visual Effects Artist on Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ben showed us his utterly unique imagination and we cannot wait to experience his vision. Our first project with Ben Brewer was The Trust and we are looking forward to working again with this talented filmmaker,” added company COO and producer Delphine Perrier.
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