Studiocanal & The Picture Company Nab Seth Owen ‘Role Play’ Spec Script

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EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal has preemptively acquired the Seth Owen thriller spec Role Play for Picture Company partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona to produce under their overall deal with the Studio.

Brillstein Entertainment Partners’ George Heller will exec produce, and hatched the idea. Role Play is a stylish thriller revolving around a young married couple whose life turns upside down after secrets are revealed about about each other’s past. There are two strong leads and a franchise-able hook. Owen also wrote the 2015 Ridley Scott produced Morgan.

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Ron Halpern, Shana Eddy and Rachel Henochsberg will oversee for Studiocanal.

The Picture Company has thriller Gunpowder Milkshake in post with Studiocanal which STX snapped up in an 8 figure deal earlier this year. They are also producing The Paris Trap with Lily James set to star for the the studio and Pablo Trapero directing. Their Amblin/Focus features horror thriller Come Play has a planned October release

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