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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: James DuMont (The Righteous Gemstones), Christopher James Baker (Ozark), Manny Galan (City on a Hill), Juvian Marquez (Power Book II: Ghost) and Anirudh Pisharody (9-1-1) will round out the cast of the thriller Unit 234, from director Andy Tennant, which is currently in production in the Cayman Islands.
The quintet will star alongside previously announced cast members including Isabelle Fuhrman, Don Johnson and Jack Huston.In the film written by Derek Steiner, a lone employee at a remote storage facility (Fuhrman) discovers an unconscious man locked inside Unit 234, chained to a gurney and missing a kidney.
She must then fight to survive a ruthless gang, dead set on retrieving their precious cargo…at any cost. Blythe Frank, Hadeel Reda, Lee Dreyfuss and Productivity Media’s William Santor and Doug Murray are producing, with Johnson, Colleen Camp and Radiant Films International founder Mimi Steinbauer serving as executive producers.
Radiant is launching international sales of the film at the upcoming Cannes Marché du Film.DuMont is represented by Alta Global Media, International Artists Management in the UK and Open Range Management in Louisiana; Baker by A3 Artists Agency, Armada Partners and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Galan by Eris Talent Agency and Entertainment Lab; Marquez by TCA Mgmt and M88; and Pisharody by TalentWorks and Robert Stein Management.***EXCLUSIVE: Kristina Klebe (Halloween), Liz Lafontant (The Oval), Brandon Lessard (Robert the Bruce), Baylee Toney (The Redeemer) and Devante Winfrey (Designed for Death) have signed on to star in the psychological horror film The Bayou, from writer-director Myles Clohessy (The Redeemer), which will enter production in New Orleans later this month.The indie
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