Kathy Bates, Eva Green, & Ed Skrein Set to Star in Upcoming Sci-Fi Thriller A PATRIOT

According to Variety, Eva Green, Kathy Bates, and Ed Skrein have been cast in the science-fiction thriller "A Patriot."

Currently in pre-production, the project has Dan Pringle ("K-Shop") attached to direct from an original screenplay he co-wrote with Toby Rushton. The project is being produced by Adam Merrifield ("K-Shop") from White Lantern Film and John Giwa-Amu from Red & Black Films with Angus Finney executive producing.

The Exchange has worldwide sales rights for "A Patriot" and will be introducing the tile to buyers at the upcoming Cannes market.

"A Patriot" takes place in a future authoritarian state that has walled itself away from a world ravaged by climate chaos and resource wars. The story follows the unquestioning Border Corp Captain - played by Green - as she fights to defend the purity of the population, until a chance discovery makes her DOUBT the authorities she has pledged her ALLEGIANCE and life to protect.

"We are very excited to bring this commercial sci-fi thriller to market," said Brian O'Shea of the Exchange. "With great talent attached to this powerful storyline, 'A Patriot' will surely garner global theatrical distribution."

Eva Green has starred in independent films Cracks (2009), Womb (2010), and Perfect Sense (2011). She has also appeared in the television series Camelot (2011), and played Angelique Bouchard in Tim Burton's big-screen adaptation of Dark Shadows (2012). In 2014, she played Artemisia in the 300 sequel, 300: RISE of an EMPIRE (2014), and Ava Lord in Frank Miller's and Robert Rodriguez's Sin City sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). She also starred as Vanessa Ives in Showtime's horror drama PENNY DREADFUL (2014-2016). Her performance in the series earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.

Kathy Bates is an American actress and director. Bates began her career on the stage, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1983 for her performance in 'night, Mother. She rose to prominence with her performance in Misery, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. She followed this with major roles in Fried Green Tomatoes and Dolores Claiborne, before playing Molly Brown in Titanic. Bates's television work has resulted in 14 Emmy Award nominations, two of which were for her starring role on the television series Harry's Law, and most recently a win for her highly praised appearance in the third season of FXhorror-thriller series American Horror Story, where she portrayed the real life socialite Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie. She won another Emmy Award in 2012 for her portrayal of the ghost of Charlie Harper on CBS comedy series Two and a Half Men, a role formerly portrayed by Charlie Sheen.

Edward George Skrein is an English actor and rapper. Outside his rap career, he is best known for his roles as Daario Naharis in the third season of Game of Thrones, Frank Martin Jr. in THE TRANSPORTER Refueled and Francis Freeman / Ajax in Deadpool.

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