Filming on the survival thriller featureFallout- not to be confused withPrime Video’s seriesbased on the popular video game franchise - has officially wrapped in New Jersey. With the project fromMichael MiceliandCecil Chambersheading into post-production,Deadlineexclusively revealed thatArrowstarKatie Cassidywas set to lead alongsideDevon Sawa,Chris Backus,Kate Bosworth, andTyrese Gibson.
Falloutwill follow six people who are forced inside an underground bunker as the threat of nuclear annihilation looms overhead. The kicker is that their shelter isn’t functioning properly, making survival all the more difficult and driving tensions up in the process. With oxygen, patience, and trust in one another in short supply, they fight for survival using whatever resources they have left at their disposal. They soon discover, however, that there’s a darker plot buried beneath their struggle.
Miceli and Chambers co-wrote the screenplay, reuniting them from their days of working onDue SeasonstarringVivica A. Foxat BET+. Chambers will serve as the sole director, however, marking his second feature behind the camera. Neither writer is a stranger to working on starry projects as Chambers previously penned theChristian Sesma-directed actionerAWOL-72featuringRZAandBokeem Woodbineamong others while Miceli worked on the action rom-comThe Bounty HunterstarringJennifer AnistonandGerard Butler. Miceli has earned several awards for some of his own work, though notably he also earned a pair of screenwriting awards forFalloutyears before it would ever properly enter production.
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FalloutBoasts Another Strong Cast for Miceli and Chambers
Miceli and Chambers will be saddled with another talented group forFallout. Cassidy was tied toArrowand the Arrowverse as a whole through her role as Laurel Lance until 2020 and has also made a name for herself with roles includingMelrose Place, theA Nightmare on Elm Streetremake, andGossip Girl. She’s joined by another horror veteran in Sawa who is best known for theFinal Destinationfilms and recently appeared in theChuckyTV series. Backus boasts recent roles inTruth Be ToldandBlack Birdamong others while Bosworth appeared in the horror darlingBarbarianand Gibson isgearing up for his return totheFast & Furiousfranchise withFast Xandrecently appeared inThe System.
“Fallout’s tense, urgent script is what first attracted us to this project and the cast that has joined the film really speaks to this,” producerMichael Benaroyaof Benaroya Pictures and International Film Truster said about the film. “We’re excited to work with this strong ensemble that will resonate with distributors worldwide.” Benaroya produces alongside Chambers and his Triumphant Entertainment banner andTyler Jon Olson.
Stay tuned here at Collider for more onFalloutas it enters post-production. Check out a previous interview we conducted with Gibson below.
