FilmNation Launches AFM Sales for State Of Emergency — SkimNews
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- FilmNation will launch AFM sales for State Of Emergency through its genre production label, Infrared Pictures.
- State Of Emergency follows Jenna, a Boston 911 dispatcher haunted by her teenage brother’s death and his missed final call, as strange incidents tied to Boston Harbor reach the dispatch center.
- Brittany O’Grady will star as Jenna, following her recent roles in A House Of Dynamite, Monitor and The Comeback, with Jumanji: Open World upcoming.
- Greg Yaitanes will direct the thriller, which is expected to start shooting next year.
- Infrared Pictures is financing the project, while Sam Brown and Dustin Thomason will produce through their company, Curiosity Media.
- Nick Luddington wrote the screenplay for the film, adding the Arcane writer to the project’s creative team.
- Greg Yaitanes directed three episodes of House of the Dragon, including the season finale that drew HBO’s largest global audience ever, and had previously won an Emmy for House.
Why it matters: For FilmNation and Infrared Pictures, presenting an already-financed project with a next-year production window gives AFM buyers more than a star-and-director announcement. O’Grady’s recent screen credits and Yaitanes’ three House of the Dragon episodes supply concrete credentials, while the 911 premise keeps the pitch distinct.
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