Natasha Lyonne is having somewhat of a Renaissance, and I’m here for it. Between Poker Face and Russian Doll, the […]
Natasha Lyonne is having somewhat of a Renaissance, and I’m here for it. Between Poker Face and Russian Doll, the American Pie star has resurrected her career and become one of our favorite modern actors. She’s also moving into producing, setting up the survival thriller Red Sea for Saudi filmmaker Lina Malaika, Deadline reports. Unfortunately, she won’t be starring.
The film is set against the backdrop of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea and “follows a group of young friends aboard a luxury yacht whose carefree escape spirals into a nightmare after a series of unexpected events leaves them stranded far from shore.”
According to the synopsis, “as isolation, fear, and paranoia begin to unravel the group, they discover they are not alone beneath the surface.”
Screenplay comes from Heaven Howard and Brooke Schlegel. Start of shoot has yet to be set with the team currently in development, casting and funding mode.
“Growing up by the Red Sea, I was always fascinated by its beauty, mythology, and depth. There is something both spiritual and terrifying about it at the same time,” said director Malaika.
She continued: “With Red Sea, we wanted to create a film that feels immersive, cinematic, and emotionally claustrophobic. It is a survival story, but it is also about fear, human instinct, and what happens when paradise becomes a trap.”
The film is heralding from the latter’s NISR Films and Lyonne’s Animal Pictures and Ariadne banners.
