Song Yang (The Sword Identify, Wrath of Silence), Zhu Zhu (Cloud Atlas, “Marco Polo”), Dominique McElligot (“House of Cards,” The Guard), and Beau Bridges (The Mountain Between Us, “Masters of Sex,” “Bloodline”) have joined Boyd Holbrook (The Predator, Logan, “Narcos”) in writer-director Juan Cabral’s hypnotic high concept drama Two/One. Principal photography has begun in Vancouver, BC with the six-week shoot covering locations in Alberta and Whistler, Canada.
Two/One explores the concept that while we sleep in one place, we are awake somewhere else. Kaden is a world-class ski jumper in Whistler, Canada, unexpectedly presented with the chance of reconnecting with his teenage sweetheart. Khai is a corporate executive in Shanghai, China, faced with the fact that the woman he fantasizes about on the internet has just started working in his office. The two men go about their lives, without knowing that they are connected. When one is awake, the other is asleep. They dream each other. They are, in some strange way, the same person. The question is what happens if they were ever to meet….
Redrum Films’ Flora Fernandez Marengo (Calvary, The Guard) and Chris Clark (All the Money in the World, Legend) are producing Two/One, along with Dave Valleau (Lavender, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus) for South Creek Pictures. Holbrook serves as an executive producer on the feature.
Flora Fernandez Marengo commented: “We are delighted to start principal photography on the debut feature of ultra-talented writer-director, Juan Cabral. Two/One is a stunningly visual drama with great originality and heart that explores relationships in a globalized world. It has the potential to be a special and unique film that can break out and touch audiences around the world.”
“Juan Cabral is an exciting and visionary director who has proven his skills at creating dramatic and visually stunning work,” stated Protagonist CEO Dave Bishop. “Two/One is destined to be equally captivating and we are thrilled to see the production underway. We couldn’t be more excited to be working with Flora Fernandez Marengo and Chris Clark again on a project with true global appeal.”
Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales, with CAA representing the domestic rights to the feature.
Cabral is the Argentinian director known for the acclaimed Cadbury's 'Gorilla' advert and his scripts for Sony Bravia's 'Paint', 'Balls' & 'Rabbits' advertisements. Throughout his career, he has amassed over 20 Cannes Lions, two Cannes Grand Prix and a nomination for ‘Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials’ by the DGA in 2016. Two/One is his feature film directing debut.
Cabral, Yang, Zhu, McElligot, and Bridges, are represented by CAA. Zhu is also represented by Brookside Artist Management and Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein; and McElligot by Luber Roklin Entertainment and Sloane Offer Weber and Dern.
ABOUT REDRUM FILMS
In 2007, Chris Clark and Flora Fernandez Marengo set up Redrum Films and have since produced a slate of quality independent films, including the highly acclaimed The Guard, starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle; Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson and Kelly Reilly; and War on Everyone with Michael Pena, Alexander Skarsgard and Theo James. All three films were directed by John Michael McDonagh. Flora Fernandez Marengo also produced The Betrayal, the first feature directed by acclaimed cinematographer, Ellen Kuras. It was nominated for an Oscar at the 81st Academy Awards for Best Documentary and won an Emmy for Best Documentary. Chris Clark also produced the international hit Johnny English Reborn starring Rowan Atkinson for WT/Universal and Legend starring Tom Hardy. He is currently in post-production on All The Money In The World, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams and Christopher Plummer; and Johnny English 3 for Universal/Focus, starring Rowan Atkinson and Emma Thompson.
ABOUT PROTAGONIST PICTURES
Protagonist Pictures is an international finance, production and sales company which has a proven track record in outstanding films and commercial successes. Based in the UK, the company handles films from around the world, always maintaining a strong focus on filmmakers with exceptional vision and storytelling skills.
Protagonist’s current successes on release around the world include Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire with its ensemble cast of Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley and Jack Reynor; Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery with Rooney Mara, Jason Segel and Robert Redford, William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth and Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country. Other titles include the 2017 Directors’ Fortnight Art Cinema Award Winner The Rider from Chloé Zhao to be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, The Florida Project from Sean Baker distributed by A24, 2017 Un Certain Regard Grand Jury Prize winner April’s Daughter from writer, director, producer Michel Franco and Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Official Selections Beast, from writer/director Michael Pearce, and Clio Barnard’s Dark River starring Ruth Wilson.
Currently in post-production are Vita & Virginia starring Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki, Richard Loncraine’s Finding Your Feet to be released by Roadside Attractions, Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch, Kristoffer Nyholm’s Keepers, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, which will be distributed by Amazon Studios, and The Souvenir from Executive Producer Martin Scorsese directed by Joanna Hogg. Currently in pre-production are Paramour, directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining and starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Gypsy Boy starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Off Season starring Jon Hamm from the producers of Baby Driver and The Shape of Water and Hope Gap starring Annette Bening and Bill Nighy. Currently in production are the zombie comedy Little Monsters starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and Josh Gad and Juan Cabral’s Two/One starring Boyd Holbrook.
22.11.2017 | Editor's blog
Cat. : FILM