‘Ash:’ Flying Lotus’s Sci-Fi Thriller Starts Production And Rounds Out Cast
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Actors Iko Uwais, Beulah Koale, and Kate Elliott have signed on to star in Ash, the sophomore feature from producer, rapper, and filmmaker Flying Lotus (Kuso).
The trio round out the cast alongside Flying Lotus, who will now also act in the pic alongside serving as director. As Deadline previously revealed, Eiza González (Baby Driver) and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) lead the project, which comes from an original screenplay written by Jonni Remmler.
Production on the pic began this week in New Zealand, with Nate Boloton of XYZ Films and Matthew Metcalfe of GFC Films producing.
Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Echo Lake are onboard as exec producers. XYZ Films is co-financing alongside IPR.VC. Flying Lotus is also set to compose an original score for the film.
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