Stephen McKinley Henderson Leads Zoe Simone’s Anglers — SkimNews
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- Anglers centers on a larger-than-life man in the twilight of his career seeking justice against three internet crusaders after an online sting operation goes too far.
- Stephen McKinley Henderson signed on to lead; his recent film credits include Civil War and Beau Is Afraid, and he is a multiple Tony Award nominee for Fences and Between Riverside and Crazy.
- Zoe Simone is making her feature debut as Anglers’ writer-director, having graduated from NYU Tisch’s Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.
- Houston is the filming location for Anglers in December, described as Simone’s hometown.
- Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens joins Henderson in a six-person supporting ensemble with Bella Samman, Raffi Manjikian, Beau Karnsrithong, Justin Lee Dudo and Gregg Kearns.
- Jamund Washington and Kelley Robins Hicks are producing Anglers alongside Jake Weiner of Harvest Hill Entertainment; the pair collaborated on HBO’s Peabody Award-winning Random Acts of Flyness and Nana Mensah’s Tribeca prize winner Queen of Glory.
- Harvest Hill Entertainment has recent credits on Neon’s upcoming They Follow and Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street, both from filmmaker David Robert Mitchell.
Why it matters: Filming is scheduled in Simone’s hometown of Houston in December, with a named lead, six supporting actors and three producers already attached. For Simone’s debut, the material change is an indie project with its central cast and producers in place, alongside collaborators linked to a Peabody winner, a Tribeca winner and two David Robert Mitchell films.
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