2010-07-30 @ admin
Henry Cavill, one of the stars of Showtime’s “The Tudors,” will topline “The Cold Light of Day,” a kidnapping thriller from Intrepid Pictures and Summit.
Mabrouk El Mechri,who directed the faux Jean-Claude Van Damme documentary “JCVD,” is behind the camera, with Intrepid principals Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans producing.
The story centers on a cocky Wall Street trader (Cavill) who reluctantly vacations with his family in Spain. When his family is kidnapped, he is thrust into a government conspiracy and must unravel his father’s darkest secret to save his loved ones.
Richard Price is writing a production pass on the original script written by Scott Wiper and John Petro.
The movie is set for a Sept. 6 start in Spain.
Steven Zaillian, Kevin Mann, Matthew Perniciaro and Wiper are executive producing. Spanish company Galavis Film will co-produce, with Galavis’ Jesus Martinez also executive producing.
Summit is distributing domestically and selling international rights.
Cavill, repped by CAA and United Agents, has a role in “Immortals,” Tarsem Singh’s big-budget Greek-god fantasy. “Cold Light” will be his first major starring vehicle.
By the way, if you’re Russian as my friend Alex (Alexey), you may be interest in Revista Rusa “Spain Russia” Magazine