Excl: 100 Feet lady!
Feb. 15, 2007
As you should know writer/director and AITH alumni ERIC RED (BODY PARTS, COHEN AND TATE) has been gearing up for his next genre vice-grip, the supernatural thriller 100 FEET. The script is a character driven piece, and the proper casting in terms of the female lead was, if you ask me; crucial. Well Mr. Red and his production team over at Grand Illusions just locked their lead dame, and I'm elated to report that its a bang-on choice. Mr. Red you got the floor!
ERIC
RED SAYS: "We've been fortunate to cast
Famke Janssen ("X-MEN," "GOLDENEYE") in the role of Marnie.
Famke is a beautiful actress of
great
presence and intelligence, completely dedicated to the realism of character and
performance.
With Famke's timeless beauty, she will bring glamour and star power to the role of Marnie, reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn in the classic "WAIT UNTIL DARK." I'm certain the audience will adore watching her. I'm incredibly excited. Nobody could play the part better!"
So there you have it, a great gal for in my opinion, a badass script! 100 FEET is slated to start shooting this coming April in Brooklyn, New York and Budapest, Hungary. Here's the Synopsis for those who didn't catch it.
A young woman, Marnie Watson, is granted early release from her prison sentence for manslaughter (killing her husband - a violent NYC cop - in self defense) on condition she wear an electronic ankle bracelet and remain within her home, effectively under house arrest, for the remainder of her sentence. Her late husband's partner keeps tabs on her from a patrol car parked across the street, hoping she'll violate probation and he can send her back to prison. But the 100-foot radius her ankle bracelet allows isn't the worst of her problems. Her dead husband --now a malevolent ghost--is still in the house, where he died -- intent on savage revenge.
Congrats Red Man! This glass of JD is for you! Cheers! Gulp, gulp!
