Highland Film Group has announced today that Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad) will star in the upcoming noir thriller Terminal from Vaughn Stein. Stein is primarily known as an assistant director, having worked on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, World War Z, Les Misérables, and In the Heart of the Sea. This marks his debut feature as a director.
Currently in pre-production, with casting underway for the remaining cast, the film tells the story of two hit-men as they embark on a borderline suicide mission for a mysterious employer and a high paycheck. Along the way, the unlikely pair find a dynamic woman named Annie (Margot Robbie) may be more involved than they had originally suspected.
David Barron of BeaglePug (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Legend of Tarzan) and Molly Hassell (The Trust) will produce alongside Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Sophia Kerr and Margot Robbie under their production company LuckyChap Entertainment. Stein is also penning the screenplay with Highland Film Group financing and introducing the project to international buyers in Berlin. Highland and CAA are co-representing the U.S. rights.
Highland Film Group’s Arianne Frasier and Delphine Perrier said of the project: “With an ambitious slate already lined up for Berlin, Highland is delighted to be able to kick off this year’s market with another title of such strong caliber. Crafted with incredibly in-demand and relevant talent in front and behind the camera, the project perfectly showcases the quality of genre-led movies we’re committed to supporting.”
Margot Robbie next be seen in Paramount Pictures’ Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on March 4th and as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan on July 1.
(Photo credit: Ivan Nikolov/WENN.com)
