Rita Ora Joins Movie "He Bled Neon"

Singer and actress Rita Ora, former NFL star Marshawn Lynch and Rogue Heroes star Jack O’Connell have joined the cast of  Joe Cole's latest project, action-thriller "He Bled Neon", which is an early Cannes market buzz title.

The project hails from music video director Drew Kirsch, who came to prominence co-helming Taylor Swift music videos for “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover,” and also helmed videos for Shakira, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Imagine Dragons, and Machine Gun Kelly.

Grammy nominee Zhu will compose the score in collaboration with Joseph Trapanese.

The film’s official synopsis reads: “After his estranged brother’s mysterious death, Ethan’s (Cole) journey to Las Vegas for the funeral unravels a dark web of crime, forcing him to confront his past as he delves into the city’s gritty underworld to uncover the truth, risking everything he holds dear in the process.”

XYZ Films will produce alongside frequent collaborator Two & Two Pictures. 

The companies are in post on Hallow Road, directed by Babak Anvari and co-starring Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys.

XYZ will be handling world sales on He Bled Neon for next month’s Cannes market, with WME Independent co-repping domestic. 

Pic is written by Tim Cairo and Jake Gibson (Lowlife) from an original story by XYZ co-founder Nate Bolotin, who was inspired by his early experiences growing up in Las Vegas. 

(L-R) Rita Ora, Marshawn Lynch and Jack O’Connell

Ora, who has a record number of UK top 10 singles for a British female solo artist, is currently a panelist on The Masked Singer and is also known for film roles in "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Twist", and "Pokémon Detective Pikachu". 

She will soon star in "Descendants 4: The Rise of Red" on Disney+.

Lynch is the former All-Pro NFL running back and Super Bowl champion for the Seattle Seahawks. Since retirement, he has acted in a handful of projects, most recently Bottoms, with appearances in the series "No Script", "Westworld," and "Murderville".

O’Connell is best known for his roles in series "Rogue Heroes", and the film "Unbroken".

He has recently starred in Ferrari and Sam Taylor-Johnson’s "Back to Black" and is currently in production on the Ryan Coogler thriller for Warner Bros.