Colin Tilley, the acclaimed director of music videos for Cardi B, Justin Bieber, and Nicki Minaj, will make his feature debut with “Somewhere in Dreamland.”
Production recently wrapped on the project, which stars Whitney Peak, from “Gossip Girl” and “Hocus Pocus 2,” as well asS.EpathaMerkerson(“Law & Order”),GoldaRosheuvel(“Bridgerton”),Finn Bennett(“True Detective”) and newcomerLaken Giles.Elisa Victoriapenned the original graphic novel and the screenplaywithMichael Tully.
The horror film follows Anna (Peak), who is grieving the sudden death of her parents when she relocatesfrom New York to a small Florida town to live with the grandmother(Merkerson)she’snever met. Isolated, she falls in with some other teens, but when she becomes a bystander to a shocking act of violence, she finds herself ensnared by Mr. Sandman, who haunts bullies’ dreams before feasting on their eyeballs when they wake up.So that all sounds pretty grisly.
Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page,RachaelFung, and Nate Kamiyaserve as producers.David Darby, Lauren Shelton, Elisa Victoria, and Susan Kirr serve as executive producers.WME is handling sales of “Somewhere in Dreamland.”
The film was produced and financed by Ley Line Entertainment, co-financiersand executive producers ofthe Oscar-winning film“Everything Everywhere All At Once,” andtheproduction company behind theTony-nominatedBroadway show“& Juliet.” The company recently wrapped production on the feature film“On Swift Horses,” directed by DanielMinihan and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones,JacobElordi,Will Poulter,Diego Calva,andSasha Calle.
Tilleyis represented byCircle of Confusion.Victoriais represented byArtemis EntertainmentandManatt, Phelps & Phillips.Peakis represented byCAA,Canopy Media Partners,Play Management,andJackowayAusten Tyreman. Merkersonis represented byCAA, McGowan-Rodriguez Management, andKraditor& Haber.Giles is represented by 831 Entertainment and Forward Talent. Rosheuvelis represented by BWH Agency Ltd and ZiffrenBrittenhamLLP.
Pictured: Eilsa Victoria, Whitney Peak and Colin Tilley.
