EXCLUSIVE: Pine Bay Footage, Morning Moon and Traction have added Billie Lourd, Matt Barr and Elizabeth Tulloch to Josh Plasse’s comedy-drama The Pirate King starring Rob Riggle and Jordana Brewster.
Army vet Riggle stars as Todd, a Marine veteran combating PTSD and dependancy who finds surprising redemption when he joins a gaggle of pirate reenactors, giving him an opportunity to combat for custody of his daughter and rebuild the life he thought was misplaced without end.
Star Wars and American Horror Story star Lourd can also be producing the film. She’s starring on this summer time’s Paramount animated pic Smurfs as Fear Smurf. Cameras are rolling in Virginia Seaside.
Extra newly added forged names embrace Nichole Sakura (Superstore), Leander Suleiman (Saturday Evening), Annabeth Gish (Earlier than I Wake), Brett Cullen (Joker), Chris Witaske (The Bear). Additionally Adele Abinante is making her characteristic movie debut as Todd’s daughter, Emmylou. Nation music artist and navy veteran Craig Morgan has additionally been added.
Morning Moon’s Ethan Lazar, Kyle Owens, Austen Rydell and Lourd, Traction’s Jason Tamasco and Zak Kristofek and Pine Bay Footage’ Brev Moss are producing. EPs are Nidal Kahl, Mike Hodges, Melodie Hodges, Bobby McMichael, Steve Johnson and Scott Reeves.
The script was penned by Plasse based mostly on a narrative by Brev Moss impressed by the exploits and adventures of real-life pirate Captain Todd Willis.
Dan Lotti, Mike Sivilli and Howard Dlugasch of Morning Moon Music are composing an unique rating and offering music supervision on the movie.
Manufacturing Authorized is supplied by Eugene Pikulin at Bruns Brennan Berry Pikulin & Jacobs PC.
Lord’s credit embrace Scream Queens, American Horror Tales, Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens, Star Wars: The Final Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Gia Coppola’s The Final Showgirl. Her Morning Moon label lately produced Wildflower, starring Kiernan Shipka and Jean Good, launched on Hulu, in addition to the documentary Watershed about Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann, launched on Peacock. The corporate presently has two initiatives in post-production: Tomahawk Springs, directed by Ramzi Bashour, and Late Fame starring Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee. The corporate’s music manufacturing arm, Morning Moon Music, is operated by the award-winning songwriting trio Dan Lotti, Mike Sivilli, and Howard Dlugasch. Lourd is repped by CAA.
Barr is repped by UTA, Luber Roklin and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. He starred within the Kevin Costner restricted sequence The Hatfields & McCoys, and the sequence Hellcats, Blood & Treasure and Walker.
Tulloch performs Lois Lane on Superman & Lois, starred on 119 episodes of NBC’s hit sequence Grimm, the Will Smith drama characteristic Concussion and the multi-Oscar successful film The Artist. The actress is repped by Paradigm, Luber Rolkin and Genuine Expertise and Literary Administration.