Actor-musicianRita Orais set to joinJoe Colein the upcoming thrillerHe Bled Neon.Marshawn LynchandJack O’Connellhave also joined the film’s cast.Deadline reportsthat the film will be shopped to buyers at next month’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival, and is attracting early buzz.
He Bled Neonwill star Cole as Ethan, a man who travels to Las Vegas for his estranged brother’s funeral. He soon descends into the city’s seedy, neon-lit underworld to find out the truth behind his brother’s mysterious death. The film is helmed byDrew Kirsch; it will be his feature debut, after making his name as a music video director forShakira,John Legend,Imagine Dragons, and most famouslyTaylor Swift. Kirsch helmed “Lover” and “You Need To Calm Down” for theEras Tourhitmaker, earning an MTV VMA nomination for the latter.
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Cole broke out as John Shelby in the period crime drama seriesPeaky Blinders, and moved on to star in the seriesGangs of London. He is next slated to star in the mystery The Actor and the horror filmThe Damned. British singer Ora is a mainstay on the UK charts; her most recent album,You & I, was released last year. She was featured as Mia Grey in theFifty Shadestrilogy, and has also starred inSouthpaw,Detective Pikachu, andWonderwell. She is currently a judge onThe Masked Singer, and will star in the Disney Channel filmDescendants: The Rise of Redlater this year. She is next slated to star alongsideRobert De NiroandJamie Foxxin the thrillerTin Soldier. Lynch, nicknamed “Beast Mode”, was a star running back for 12 NFL seasons with the Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, and Oakland Raiders; he won the Super Bowl with the Seahawks in 2014. He has since dabbled in acting, appearing on HBO’sWestworldand starring in last year’s black comedyBottoms. O’Connell broke out in the British teen dramaSkins, and went on to star inGodless,Unbroken, andFerrari; this year, he will star as the lateAmy Winehouse’s husbandBlake Fielder-Civilin the Winehouse biopicBack to Black. He wasrecently tapped to starinRyan CooglerandMichael B. Jordan’s as-yet-untitled period vampire film.
He Bled Neon’s script was written byTim CairoandJake Gibson(Lowlife); the film’s story comes from XYZ co-founderNate Bolotin, who based it on his own experiences growing up in Las Vegas. It will be produced by XYZ Films and Two & Two Pictures.
He Bled Neonwill be shopped at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival;no distributor or release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
