Lauren McQueen, lately seen as Maid Marian within the MGM+/Lionsgate sequence “Robin Hood,” is about to steer the upcoming British psychological drama “Crack’d.” A primary preview of the movie has been revealed.
Presently set to lock the image, the characteristic movie is about and filmed in Liverpool and sees McQueen play Chloe, a once-promising younger actress whose actuality unfolds in a vicious cycle of habit, violation and violence. Robbie O’Neill (“Adolescence”, “Enola Holmes 3”) and Jodie McNee (“The Gathering”) additionally star alongside different Liverpudlian skills.
The movie comes from Liverpool-based author/director Michael J. Lengthy, who describes “Crack’d” as “a shift from brutal social realism to psychological fracture,” including that he hopes it can assist usher in a brand new period of cinema in his residence area of northwest England.
“This performance-driven characteristic movie serves because the flagship title for a brand new regional motion that I’m main: ‘New Wave Scouse’,” he mentioned. “Our mission is to champion uncooked, character-driven storytelling with a definite Northern working-class perspective. »
“Crack’d” is govt produced by Marc Koebernick, Lengthy and AJ Jones, who additionally serves as producer and star of the movie. It’s produced by Funk Movies, led by Lengthy and Tom Sidney, in affiliation with Zope Studios. Paddy Rowan additionally produces, as does Kayleigh Ann Coleman, whereas Bobby Schofield and Shaun Fagan function affiliate producers. Ben Molyneux-Chan is director of images.
“Crack’d” is Lengthy’s second characteristic movie following his debut “Child Brother,” which additionally takes place in his hometown of Liverpool. The movie premiered in 2024 on the Oldenberg Movie Competition, the place it received the Hans Ohlms Prize.
“Crack’d” is aiming for a premiere at a world pageant in early 2027.
Lengthy is changed by Impartial Expertise. McQueen, who’s at present filming season 2 of “Robin Hood,” is picked up by WME and Tapestry and