Exclusive: Sinqua Walls, who currently toplines the BET series American Soul, has been added to the cast of the Krystin Ver Linden-helmed indie thriller, Alice, joining Keke Palmer, who stars in the title role, Common and Jonny Lee Miller.
The pic, which is being financed by Steel Springs Pictures, is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line… it’s 1973. Walls will play Joseph a slave and Alice’s husband who live on Master Paul Bennet’s (Miller) plantation as they plot their escape to freedom after jumping the broom.
Peter Lawson is producing. Palmer will serve as executive producer with Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs.
Walls can be seen as the Soul Train legend Don Cornelius in Season 2 of American Soul.
The pic, which is being financed by Steel Springs Pictures, is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line… it’s 1973. Walls will play Joseph a slave and Alice’s husband who live on Master Paul Bennet’s (Miller) plantation as they plot their escape to freedom after jumping the broom.
Peter Lawson is producing. Palmer will serve as executive producer with Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs.
Walls can be seen as the Soul Train legend Don Cornelius in Season 2 of American Soul.
- 6/25/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Hustlers” actress Keke Palmer is set to star in a thriller called “Alice,” with Common and Jonny Lee Miller co-starring.
“Alice” is the story of a woman trapped in slavery in an 1800s Georgia plantation, only for her to discover upon her escape that it’s actually 1973.
The film comes from writer Krystin Ver Linden, who will also make her directorial debut on the project. Steel Springs Pictures announced the new casting addition Wednesday and is fully financing the project that’s aiming for principal photography to begin this August in Georgia.
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Peter Lawson is producing “Alice,” and the executive producers are Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures. Palmer is also an executive producer on the project.
“Alice” is actually in part inspired by a couple of different...
“Alice” is the story of a woman trapped in slavery in an 1800s Georgia plantation, only for her to discover upon her escape that it’s actually 1973.
The film comes from writer Krystin Ver Linden, who will also make her directorial debut on the project. Steel Springs Pictures announced the new casting addition Wednesday and is fully financing the project that’s aiming for principal photography to begin this August in Georgia.
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Peter Lawson is producing “Alice,” and the executive producers are Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures. Palmer is also an executive producer on the project.
“Alice” is actually in part inspired by a couple of different...
- 6/24/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Oscar-winner Common and Elementary alum Jonny Lee are set to co-star opposite Keke Palmer in the Steel Springs Pictures thriller Alice from writer and director Krystin Ver Linden. Inspired by the true events, the plot follows a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line… it’s 1973.
Steel Springs’ Peter Lawson is producing the project with executive producers Jose Agustin Valdes, Luisa Fernanda Espinosa, and Palmer. Steel Springs is fully financing and will commence production this August in Georgia.
Recording artist and actor and actor Common stars in Tate Taylor’s upcoming drama Ava with Jessica Chastain and the sci-fi feature Nine Lives also opposite Miller. Earlier this month, Common and Palmer also co-hosted the YouTube fundraiser Bear Witness, Take Action, dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators,...
Steel Springs’ Peter Lawson is producing the project with executive producers Jose Agustin Valdes, Luisa Fernanda Espinosa, and Palmer. Steel Springs is fully financing and will commence production this August in Georgia.
Recording artist and actor and actor Common stars in Tate Taylor’s upcoming drama Ava with Jessica Chastain and the sci-fi feature Nine Lives also opposite Miller. Earlier this month, Common and Palmer also co-hosted the YouTube fundraiser Bear Witness, Take Action, dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Common and Johnny Lee Miller will join Keke Palmer in thriller Alice.
The project is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line— it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will ...
The project is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line— it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will ...
- 6/24/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Common and Jonny Lee Miller will join Keke Palmer in thriller Alice.
The project, inspired by the true events, centers on a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will exec produce, along with ...
The project, inspired by the true events, centers on a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will exec produce, along with ...
- 6/24/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Common and Johnny Lee Miller will join Keke Palmer in thriller Alice.
The project is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line— it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will ...
The project is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line— it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will ...
- 6/24/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Common and Jonny Lee Miller will join Keke Palmer in thriller Alice.
The project, inspired by the true events, centers on a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will exec produce, along with ...
The project, inspired by the true events, centers on a woman in servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it's 1973.
Steel Springs Pictures is behind the project that will act as the directorial debut for Krystin Ver Linden, who also penned the feature. Principal photography to begin in August in Georgia.
Spotlight producer Peter Lawson will produce. Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs will exec produce, along with ...
- 6/24/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steel Springs fully financing; Krystin Ver Linden makes feature directorial debut.
Steel Springs Pictures announced on Thursday (June 11) that that Hustlers star Keke Palmer will play the lead in thriller Alice, which is scheduled to begin principal photography in late summer.
Producer and Steel Springs founder Peter Lawson (executive producer on Spotlight and John Wick) has earmarked an August start of principal photography in Georgia on the story of a slave in 1800s Georgia who escapes the 55-acre lot of her captor to discover it is actually 1973.
Executive producers are Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures,...
Steel Springs Pictures announced on Thursday (June 11) that that Hustlers star Keke Palmer will play the lead in thriller Alice, which is scheduled to begin principal photography in late summer.
Producer and Steel Springs founder Peter Lawson (executive producer on Spotlight and John Wick) has earmarked an August start of principal photography in Georgia on the story of a slave in 1800s Georgia who escapes the 55-acre lot of her captor to discover it is actually 1973.
Executive producers are Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures,...
- 6/11/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Multihyphenate Keke Palmer will executive produce and star in the historical thriller “Alice” from Steel Springs Pictures.
“Alice” is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it’s 1973.
Krystin Ver Linden will make her directorial debut and helm from her own script. The thriller will be produced by Peter Lawson, who has executive producer credits on “John Wick” and “Spotlight,” with Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures also exec producing. Steel Springs is fully financing the pic and principal photography will begin in August in Georgia.
“So many films that depict this time in our history are rooted in victimization of the black female lead,” Palmer said. “This story is the opposite and that’s what attracted me to Krystin’s perspective.
“Alice” is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55-acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line — it’s 1973.
Krystin Ver Linden will make her directorial debut and helm from her own script. The thriller will be produced by Peter Lawson, who has executive producer credits on “John Wick” and “Spotlight,” with Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures also exec producing. Steel Springs is fully financing the pic and principal photography will begin in August in Georgia.
“So many films that depict this time in our history are rooted in victimization of the black female lead,” Palmer said. “This story is the opposite and that’s what attracted me to Krystin’s perspective.
- 6/11/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Keke Palmer has signed on to executive produce and star as the title character in Alice, written by Krystin Ver Linden, who will also direct the feature, marking her directorial debut. The character-driven thriller is inspired by the true events of a woman of servitude in 1800s Georgia, who escapes the 55 acre confines of her captor to discover the shocking reality that exists beyond the tree line… it’s 1973.
John Wick and Spotlight Ep Peter Lawson is producing the project with executive producers Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures, which is fully financing the project.
“So many films that depict this time in our history are rooted in victimization of the black female lead,” said Palmer, a co-host of Good Morning America‘s third hour Strahan, Sara and Keke. “This story is the opposite and that’s what attracted me to Krystin’s perspective. It...
John Wick and Spotlight Ep Peter Lawson is producing the project with executive producers Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs Pictures, which is fully financing the project.
“So many films that depict this time in our history are rooted in victimization of the black female lead,” said Palmer, a co-host of Good Morning America‘s third hour Strahan, Sara and Keke. “This story is the opposite and that’s what attracted me to Krystin’s perspective. It...
- 6/11/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Stampede and Steel Springs Pictures have partnered up to produce and co-finance Alice, a period drama based on the true story of a slave in the antebellum South who escapes from her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. Krystin Ver Linden wrote the screenplay and will also direct the film, which is slated to go before cameras in Louisiana early next year.
Producers are currently casting the role of Alice, a young African American woman, as well as the role of her husband, Joseph.
Stampede’s Greg Silverman and Lisa Zambri will produce the project with Steel Springs’ Peter Lawson. Executive producers are Gideon Yu and Chris Bosco of Stampede along with Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs.
Ver Linden, who previously worked with Quentin Tarantino, assisting on projects like Django Unchained and Inglorious Basterds, just sold her 2018 Black List script,...
Producers are currently casting the role of Alice, a young African American woman, as well as the role of her husband, Joseph.
Stampede’s Greg Silverman and Lisa Zambri will produce the project with Steel Springs’ Peter Lawson. Executive producers are Gideon Yu and Chris Bosco of Stampede along with Jose Agustin Valdes and Luisa Fernanda Espinosa of Steel Springs.
Ver Linden, who previously worked with Quentin Tarantino, assisting on projects like Django Unchained and Inglorious Basterds, just sold her 2018 Black List script,...
- 9/16/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Krystin Ver Linden is set to write and direct “Alice,” a slavery drama that will be produced and co-financed by Greg Silverman’s Stampede and Peter Lawson’s Steel Springs Pictures.
Alice” tells the true story of a slave in the antebellum South who escapes from her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. The film will mark Stampede’s second feature to go into production after “Pink Skies Ahead,” as well as the first feature made under the Steel Springs Pictures banner. Filming is expected to commence in Louisiana in early 2020.
Ver Linden recently sold her 2018 Black List script “Ride” to Lionsgate with Jill Soloway set to direct. She also wrote the script for the biopic “Ashe,” about tennis great Arthur Ashe. Ver Linden also worked with Quentin Tarantino for seven years, assisting on “Django Unchained” and “Inglourious Basterds.”
“We’re so...
Alice” tells the true story of a slave in the antebellum South who escapes from her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. The film will mark Stampede’s second feature to go into production after “Pink Skies Ahead,” as well as the first feature made under the Steel Springs Pictures banner. Filming is expected to commence in Louisiana in early 2020.
Ver Linden recently sold her 2018 Black List script “Ride” to Lionsgate with Jill Soloway set to direct. She also wrote the script for the biopic “Ashe,” about tennis great Arthur Ashe. Ver Linden also worked with Quentin Tarantino for seven years, assisting on “Django Unchained” and “Inglourious Basterds.”
“We’re so...
- 9/16/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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