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Directed by | Guillem Morales |
Screenplay by | Morgan Lloyd Malcolm |
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Cinematography | John Sorapure |
Edited by | Joe Randall-Cutler |
Music by | Adam Janota Bzowski |
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Distributed by | Shout! Studios |
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Language | English |
The Wasp is a 2024 psychological thriller film starring Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer with Guillem Morales directing from a Morgan Lloyd Malcolm script which she adapted from her own 2015 play.
Carla and Heather meet up having not spoken in years, but what Heather has to say has repercussions for both women. [1]
The 2015 play The Wasp was described by Lyn Gardner as “enjoyably nasty” and transferred from Hampstead Theatre to the Trafalgar Theatre with Myanna Buring and Laura Donnelly in the roles of Carla and Heather. [2] [3]
Production of the film was announced in September 2022 with Guillem Morales, Natalie Dormer and Naomi Harris on board with production company XYZ Films, who are also handling worldwide sales. Their producers Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray were announced to be joined by James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment, and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films. [4]
Principal photography took place in Bath, England in November 2022. [5]
The Wasp is scheduled to be released in the United States by Shout! Studios. [6] It had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2024. [7]
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