John Travolta, Crystal Reed to Star in AI Horror Thriller "Ed"

Golden Globe winner and two-time Oscar nominee John Travolta and Crystal Reed have signed on to star in "Ed," an AI-themed sci-fi horror thriller from the Atlanta-based Pangaea Studios.

Chet Hanks (Running Point) is also attached to star in the pic.

Currently in production in the Georgia capital, "Ed" follows a sentient AI chauffeur bot that escapes the lab and begins killing reckless drivers under the guise of public safety. Its grief-stricken creator must stop the carnage before the machine evolves into the embodiment of AI gone bad.

Christopher J. Scott directs from a script penned by David Kukoff. 

Steve Greenberg, Anthony Short and Rich Marincic are producing "Ed" as the first film on a slate of genre-forward, filmmaker-driven projects at Pangaea.

Ed‘s lead, Reed, has previously been seen in "Teen Wolf: The Movie," "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game" opposite Mike Faist, and the Warner Bros/DC series "Swamp Thing".

Travolta comes to Ed following work on projects like "Die Hart," "Mob Land," "Paradise City," and "Gotti".

Boasting credits including "Empire," "Shameless," "Maron," "Greyhound," and "Your Honor," Hanks has most recently been seen alongside Kate Hudson on Netflix’s "Running Point". 

He also reunites with "Your Honor" co-star Bryan Cranston in "Lone Wolf," an upcoming action thriller from director Mark Pellington.