DreamQuil | |
---|---|
Directed by | Alex Prager |
Screenplay by |
|
Produced by |
|
Starring |
|
Cinematography | Lol Crawley [1] |
Production companies |
|
Distributed by |
|
Country | United States |
Language | English |
DreamQuil is an upcoming American psychological thriller film starring John C. Reilly and Elizabeth Banks and co-written, produced and directed by Alex Prager in her feature length debut.
In the near future, a wife is replaced by an AI version of herself when she attends a wellness retreat. [2]
Vincent Landay is producer in the film alongside Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman and Alison Small for Brownstone Productions. The film will also mark Alex Prager’s feature debut, who co-wrote the script with her sister Vanessa. [3]
Filming was delayed by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [4] In May 2024, just as filming commenced in Los Angeles, Republic Pictures pre-emptively acquired North American distribution rights to the film, with financier HanWay Films handling international sales, [5] On May 9, it was announced that Juliette Lewis, Kathryn Newton, and Sofia Boutella joined the cast. [6]
David Koepp is an American screenwriter and director. He is the ninth most successful screenwriter of all time in terms of U.S. box office receipts with a total gross of over $2.3 billion. Koepp has achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, science fiction, comedy, action, drama, crime, superhero, horror, adventure, and fantasy.
Dark Castle Entertainment is a film, TV, and digital projects production label. It is owned by North American sports and entertainment company, OEG Inc. The firm is led by co-CEOs Hal Sadoff and Norman Golightly.
Sofia Boutella is an Algerian actress, dancer and model. She is known for her roles in the films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Star Trek Beyond (2016), The Mummy (2017), Climax (2018), Rebel Moon (2023) and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024).
Mubi is a global streaming platform, production company and film distributor. MUBI produces and theatrically distributes films by emerging and established filmmakers, which are exclusively available on its platform. The catalog consists of world cinema films, such as arthouse films, documentary films, independent films. Additionally, it publishes Notebook, a film criticism and news publication, and provides weekly cinema tickets to selected new-release films through MUBI GO.
Alex Prager is an American artist, director, and screenwriter based in Los Angeles.
XYZ Films is an American independent film production and sales company founded in 2008 by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer, and is based in Los Angeles. It focuses on international genre films, including The Raid: Redemption, The Raid 2and On the Job.
Brownstone Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by actress, director and producer Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman. It is known for producing films in the Pitch Perfect franchise, Charlie's Angels (2019) and Cocaine Bear (2023).
Stars at Noon is a 2022 English-language French romantic thriller film directed by Claire Denis, based on the 1986 novel The Stars at Noon by Denis Johnson, starring Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Benny Safdie, Danny Ramirez, and John C. Reilly.
AGC Studios is an American film and television production studio. It was founded and launched by Chairman and CEO Stuart Ford in February 2018 as a platform to develop, produce, finance and globally license a diverse portfolio of feature films, scripted, unscripted and factual television, digital and musical content from its dual headquarters in Los Angeles and London. The new studio's Hollywood output has a wide-ranging multicultural focus, designed for exploitation across an array of global platforms including major studio partnerships, streaming platforms, traditional broadcast and cable television networks and independent distributors, both in the U.S. and internationally.
Woman of the Hour is a 2023 American period crime thriller film directed by Anna Kendrick in her directorial debut and written by Ian MacAllister McDonald. It is based on the life of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who in 1978 appeared on the television show The Dating Game in the midst of his murder spree. The film revolves around the events of the game show and stars Kendrick as contestant Cheryl Bradshaw.
The Return is an upcoming historical drama film directed by Uberto Pasolini and starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. The film is a retelling of Homer’s Odyssey by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini.
Eden is an upcoming American survival thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Noah Pink. It stars Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Jude Law, Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace and Richard Roxburgh.
The Killer's Game is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by J. J. Perry and written by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Jay Bonansinga. The film stars Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Pom Klementieff and Ben Kingsley.
Huntington is an upcoming black comedy thriller film written and directed by John Patton Ford. The script was loosely inspired by the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets by Robert Hamer and John Dighton. Glen Powell stars in the film, along with Margaret Qualley and Ed Harris.
Big Valley Pictures is an American independent film production company founded by director, screenwriter and artist Alex Prager in 2010. Its headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California. The company's first feature film production, DreamQuil starring Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly, is set to be released in 2025 by Republic Pictures.