‘Sanctuary’ Producer On Indie Filmmaking As Sexy Psychological Thriller Opens In Limited Release; Paul Schrader’s ‘Master Gardener’ Debuts – Specialty Preview
19.05.2023 - 19:45
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As Sanctuary, Zachary Wigon’s twisted tale of a dominatrix and her wealthy client, opens in NY and LA, David Lancaster of producer Rumble Films recalls a speedy 18-day shoot on a custom-made set in Brownsville, Brooklyn in late summer of 2021. It was Covid, so not the easiest time for indie financing.
It world premiered in Toronto, Neon picked it up. Rumble is pretty prolific with projects including Whiplash, Night Crawler, Eye In The Sky, Drive and Donnybrook. It lost one project to a lack of pandemic insurance and more recently saw another fall away since it wouldn’t have been finished shooting by the end of June – when actor and director contracts expires and they could potentially be on strike alongside writers. “It’s a tricky world,” he said.
He’s in Cannes with eOne horror thriller Visitation by Nicolas Pesce starring Olivie Cooke and Isla Johnston that finished shooting in Dublin earlier this year.
Rumble skews to dark psychological dramas. This one is a cast of two starring Margaret Qualley as dominatrix and Christopher Abbott as Hal, her client, who tries to end their relationship as he’s about to inherit his late father’s position and fortune. When his attempt to cut ties backfires, disaster ensues. “It’s a sexy, f-cked up romantic comedy,” Lancaster says. Neon’s “clever with their marketing,” including a ‘What’s Your Safe Word?” social campaign and trailer.
“It was very one of the quickest turnarounds I’ve ever done. I got the script in late March and shot in August/September. What helped was the I’d worked with Margaret before and we kept in touch. I sent her the script, she read it overnight and said ‘I’m in.’ We put a package together and I was able to go out hard to the investor and say now or never”
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