Dimension Films announced that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film PENTHOUSE NORTH from director Joseph Ruben. The film stars Michael Keaton and Michelle Monaghan.
The thriller, which hasn’t even begun production yet, first made its presence known in September, when it was being shopped around Toronto by Lionsgate.
The plot crunch: Sara Taylor (Monaghan), a photojournalist blinded in Iraq, is forced to play a deadly game of cat and mouse with the sadistic criminal Hollander (Keaton) – a man who will stop at nothing to get a fortune of stolen diamonds hidden in Sara’s penthouse apartment. Although Sara claims to not know where the diamonds are, Hollander utilizes psychological and physical torture in an effort to break Sara’s resistance. But Sara fights back. As the suspense builds to a shattering climax, Sara gains the advantage. But will it be enough to save her?
The screenplay was penned by David Loughery, who is a vet of these kinds of psycho-thrillers. (He has LAKEVIEW TERRACE and OBSESSED to his credit.) In fact, Joseph Ruben can be considered an old hand on these as well, having helmed flicks like THE STEPFATHER and SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY. Interestingly, the writer and director worked on 1984’s trippy DREAMSCAPE together.
PENTHOUSE NORTH begins production in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on December 7th.
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