Barry Pepper, Sam Neill to Star in Mob Thriller ‘Convey Him to Me’

Barry Pepper takes the lead in function movie “Convey Him to Me,” which is now taking pictures in Queensland, Australia, beneath director Luke Sparke (“Occupation Rainfall”). The image is a mob thriller written by Tom Evans and which additionally stars Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths.

Beneath orders from a ruthless crime boss, a getaway driver should battle his conscience and drive a younger and unsuspecting passenger to an unsure destiny. Evans’ script was impressed by the traumatic scene in Martin Scorsese’s “On line casino” during which Nicky Santoro (portrayed by Joe Pesci) unwittingly turns up for a gathering in a cornfield and issues go South.

“I’ve been fascinated by morally grey tales like ‘Breaking Unhealthy’ and ‘Drive,’ so when introduced with the prospect to dive deep into the underworld, I couldn’t resist bringing my very own taste to the style, toeing the strains of movie noir and graphic novels,” stated Sparke. He’s finest recognized for comedy actioner “Pink Billabong” and motion thriller “Occupation Rainfall,” for which a sequel has been introduced.

The supporting solid is led by Liam McIntyre (“Spartacus: Vengeance,” “The Flash”), American actor Jamie Costa, making his function movie debut after taking pictures to fame in 2021 together with his portrayal of Robin Williams in a proof-of-concept brief movie for a proposed biopic, and in Star Wars fan movie “Kenobi.”

Different solid to hitch the manufacturing embrace quick rising star Jennings Brower (Netflix Desires), and Zac Garred (“Occupation: Rainfall,” “Australian Gangster” “NCIS”) who can be co-producer.

Producers are named as Carmel Imrie, Carly Sparke and government producers Geoff Imrie, Luke Sparke, Sean Virgin and Martin Walton.

Myriad Photos has acquired worldwide gross sales rights and can launch the movie on the European Movie Market in Berlin in February. Producer, Sparke Movies is negotiating Australian and New Zealand rights.

“This suspenseful motion film is destined to thrill followers of automobile chases and adrenaline pumping particular results,” stated Myriad Photos CEO, Kirk D’Amico, in a ready assertion.

Pepper had a break-through function as a bible-quoting sniper in Stephen Spielberg’s “Saving Non-public Ryan,” earlier than taking part in in fan favourite “The Inexperienced Mile” a yr later. Extra lately he has appeared in “Crawl,” which premiered on the Venice Movie Pageant and “Awake.” He’s quickly to be seen in “Set off Level” reverse Colm Feore.

Griffiths (“Hilary & Jackie,” “Six Toes Beneath”) is each actor and director, helming “Experience Like a Lady.” She was most lately seen in “Whole Management” and Amazon collection “The Wilds.”

Sparke Movies has produced the historic two-part TV collection “Yesterday Is Historical past,” monster film “Pink Billabong,” alien invasion movies “Occupation” and Occupation Rainfall,” starring Temuera Morrison, Ken Jeong and Daniel Gillies. The corporate is in improvement on a creature function “Scurry,” the difference of Ethan Pettus’ pre-historic sci-fi novel “Primitive Struggle” and an adaptation of John Birmingham’s trilogy as a TV collection presently titled “Weapons of Selection.”