Lionsgate has started production on “Day Drinker,” Recall Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz for a fourth timeUnder the leadership of Marc Webb (“Snow White”). Madelyn Cline also plays in the movie.
The cast will be rounded off by Manu Ríos, Arón Piper, Juan Diego Botto and Anika Boyle.
“Day drinker” tells the story of a private yacht bartender (cline) who meets a mysterious guest (DEPP). They are soon confused with a criminal figure (Cruz) and linked in ways no one saw coming.
Depp and Cruz along with the lead role in the features “Blow”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Murder on the Orient Express.”
“I’m happy to start production with Johnny, Madelyn, Penelope and this incredible role,” Webb said in a statement. “We are in a beautiful location with a fantastic crew and an exciting, violent story to tell. This will be fun.”
The film, which begins production in Spain, is produced by Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, which produces “John Wick” franchise for Lionsgate, Adam Kolbrenner, producer of “The Tomorrow War”, “Free Guy” and “Prisoners” and Zach Dean, who also wrote the original manus. Kolbrenner and Dean’s movie “The Gorge” were recently released by Apple TV+/Skydance.
“Day drinker” is executive produced by 30west. Lionsgate will present “Day Drinker” in conjunction with 30west. The film is a Thunder Road/In.2 production.
The film’s executive producers include Dan Friedkin, Micah Green, Daniel Steinman, Stephen Deuters, Jason Forman, Sam Sarkar, Marc Webb, Eric Sherman, Sarah Hong, Scott Lastiti, Christopher Woodrow, Connor Digregorio and Adrián Guerra.
Chelsea Kujawa monitors the project for Lionsgate. The deal for Ríos, Piper, Botto and Boyle was monitored for the studio by Dan Freedman.
The film marks the second latest collaboration between Lionsgate and 30west, which also collaborates for “Power Ballad”, directed by John Carney, written by Carney and Peter McDonald, and with Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.
