Writer-director Sean McEwen has wrapped production on "Turnbuckle," an indie dramedy with action elements starring Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Evan Ross (The Hunger Games), Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad), Famke Janssen (Boy Kills World), and more.
McEwen is known for his work on "American Outlaws," starring India Eisley, Emory Cohen and Strike, and the dramedy "Braking for Whales" with Tom Felton.
Shot in Arkansas, the movie is billed as a "darkly comic Southern story about redemption, survival, and small-town chaos."
Ross (The Hunger Games) and Greg Carney (Material Girls) led the producing team under their newly formed banner, Film Mafia Entertainment.
They are joined by Daemon Hillin (Into the Deep) Hillin Entertainment, Ryan R. Johnson (12 Mighty Orphans), Sprockefellar Pictures, and Mia Chang (Ick) Tunnel Post.
Mira Pak Howard (Showdown at the Grand), Terrence Howard (Pride), and Alexander Foard (Same Kind of Different as Me) served as exec producers, with Freedom United taking point on casting.
The cast also includes Macy Gray (Training Day), Sam Strike (Nightflyers), Lily Mo Sheen (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), Randall J. Bacon (Hunting Season), and Tammin Sursok (Pretty Little Liars).
“This is one of those rare films that feels both dangerous and elevated. The cast is electric, the tone is fresh, and we believe Turnbuckle will stand out as a prestige film with real cultural impact,” producer-star Ross said in a statement. “None of this would have been possible without Christopher Crane and the Arkansas Film Commission. Arkansas, especially Hot Springs National Park, is a little paradise with its lakes, spas, restaurants, casino, and the perfect vibe for making a movie.”
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