In-demand actor David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) will star in the upcoming sci-fi horror movie The Cure alongside Ashley Greene (Twilight) and newcomer Samantha Cochran, Deadline reports today.
The Cure is directed by Nancy Leopardi and written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer (Unsane).
The horror movie follows “Cochran’s Ally Braun, an adopted 16-year-old with a mysterious illness who learns her bio-tech billionaire parents (Dastmalchian and Greene) are harvesting her blood for nefarious purposes.”
Leopardi called the film “a satirical take on the modern billionaire class cloaked in a crowd-pleasing thriller,” telling Deadline, “The Cure is made in the tradition of classic horror and sci-fi films that are inspired by terrifying socio-political realities and advances in bio-technology. Like Ex-Machina, A.I., and Videodrome I believe we are on the cusp of a revolution in science and the big question is – who will benefit?”
Sydney Taylor (American Born Chinese), Tyler Lawrence Gray (Wolfpack), and Dylan Flashner (Running on Empty) also star.
David Dastmalchian recently starred in this year’s indie hit Late Night with the Devil, The Boogeyman, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and The Life of Chuck.
The Cure is produced by John Ierardi and Bo Youngblood of Showdown Productions and Indy Entertainment, along with Natalie Marciano and Rock Jacobs of Rebel Entertainment.
Production has wrapped on The Cure, so stay tuned.