Black Panther and Surrounded star Letitia Wright is set to headline In Her Shadow, a supernatural horror film from the producers of Obsession, Talk to Me, and 47 Meters Down. As reported by Deadline, Wright will star in the film for British writer/director Rowan Athale (Gangs of London). Bankside Films is launching worldwide sales on the project ahead of the American Film Market (AFM), with the production currently in pre-production.
The film’s synopsis reads:
“Receiving a shocking late night phone call from the police, celebrated author Annie Cutter learns that her estranged, recently-deceased sister had kept her young daughter locked up alone in a dark basement for the last five years. Choosing to adopt the little girl, Annie comes to believe there may have been a reason for her sister to be afraid of the child. And that she may have locked her in the basement for her own safety… And the protection of others.”
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Wright will also serve as an executive producer through her 3:16 Productions banner. In Her Shadow is being produced by Ed Barratt and Richard Wylie of Public Pictures (Wasteland) and Mark Lane of Tea Shop Films. Lane’s production credits include 47 Meters Down, Fall, and The Surfer. Stephen Kelliher and Sophie Green of Bankside Films, the company behind Talk to Me, are also producing. Bankside Films developed the screenplay.
Athale made his feature directorial debut with 2012’s Wasteland (also known as The Rise), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and earned him nominations from the British Independent Film Awards and the London Film Festival. Named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, his other credits include Giant, Strange But True, Netflix’s Outside the Wire, The Vault, and the television series Gangs of London.
Athale provided the following statement: “I’m honoured to announce my next film as director will be In Her Shadow, starring the singular talent that is Letitia Wright, one of the foremost actors of her generation. I’m excited to once again collaborate with Mark and James of Tea Shop, Ed and Richard of Public Pictures, and Stephen and Sophie of Bankside Films, who, coming off the back of both Obsession and Talk to Me, are the perfect collaborators to bring this terrifying, propulsive and emotional supernatural horror film to the screen.”
Stephen Kelliher of Bankside Films added: “We are incredibly excited to be collaborating on our third film with Rowan Athale, and the hugely talented Letitia Wright on In Her Shadow. Having developed the project with Public Pictures, it is particularly rewarding to see it coming together with such an exceptional creative team. Rowan has crafted a gripping and deeply unsettling supernatural horror story with a powerful emotional heart, and we look forward to bringing this compelling film to audiences around the world.”
With Letitia Wright leading the cast and a creative team that includes producers associated with Obsession and Talk to Me, In Her Shadow is an intriguing project. Does this one sound interesting to you? Let us know by leaving a comment below.