Principal photography has begun in Croatia on action thriller CANARY BLACK.
From the producers of Greenland and the director of Taken
, Kate Beckinsale (Underworld, Jolt) stars as Avery Graves. The
cast also includes Rupert Friend ( Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anatomy of a Scandal). Anton are handling
worldwide sales and will be selling the film at AFM in November.
A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into
betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from
her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help
locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at
every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive
fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger
a global crisis.
Pierre Morel (Taken, Peppermint) directs from a screenplay by
Matthew Kennedy. The Cinematographer is Thierry Arbogast ( The Fifth Element, Lucy) and the Production Designer is Sebastian
Krawinkel (Around The World In 80 Days, A Most Wanted Man).
CANARY BLACK is produced by Sébastien Raybaud and John Zois for Anton,
Carsten Lorenz (
Moonfall, Greenland
), Renee Tab and Christopher Tuffin for Sentient Entertainment, Jeff
Elliott for Brickell & Broadbridge International, Marina Grasic for
Oakhurst Entertainment. Igor A. Nola of MP Filmska Produkcija is the
Croatian Service Producer. Pierre Morel and Kate Beckinsale will also serve
as executive producers. Anton, Brickell & Broadbridge International and
Oakhurst Entertainment are financing the film.
