EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee and display screen icon Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) will star alongside Oscar nominee and Grammy winner Andra Day (The USA Vs Billie Vacation) and Golden Globe nominee Edgar Ramirez (Emilia Perez) in action-comedy, The Trustworthy Liar.
Altitude is introducing the movie to consumers at this week’s American Movie Market, with CAA Media Finance dealing with home rights.
Written and directed by Wayne Kramer (The Cooler), the movie will see Jackson star as an award-winning actor tasked with instructing rookie undercover cops easy methods to act like criminals to allow them to save their very own lives when on the job.
The movie will likely be produced by Hollywood veteran Dan Grodnik (Quick Charlie) and Jeffrey Reisner, by means of their new outfit Golden Eagle Film Studios, and executive-produced by Gail Thackray and Tracy Beam. Cameras are attributable to roll early subsequent yr.
The official synopsis reads: “Nick DeFranco is an award-winning actor dealing with jail time when he falls for an undercover sting. Nick criticizes the undercover police for his or her horrible “appearing’ that he can’t consider he fell for. He knew one thing was incorrect and went for it anyway. Impressed by Nick’s appearing means, the Police Captain provides Nick probation as a substitute of laborious time, in return for instructing his workforce easy methods to act like actual sellers. Nick has no alternative however to agree. When Nick will get concerned with a feminine rookie, he finds himself enjoying newbie undercover cop and getting extra concerned than meant, placing them each in peril of blowing her cowl with some harmful criminals.”
Grodnik stated: “Wayne Kramer’s forte is creating authentic tales round folks we care about. The Trustworthy Liar grabbed me from the primary web page, drew me in emotionally, by no means took its foot off the gasoline, and ended on a satisfying excessive be aware. Samuel L. Jackson as Nick will make this a should see film.”
Wayne Kramer is repped by Leah Antonio-Ketcham. Samuel L. Jackson is represented by CAA, Nameless Content material and Jackoway Austen. Edgar Ramirez is represented by CAA, Impression Leisure, and Hirsch Wallerstein. Andra Day is represented by CAA, Bushkin Leisure, and The Purple Company.
