Starry thriller 355 to film in the UK
A starry cast is on board 355, a spy thriller that is currently lining up a UK shoot.
Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard lead the cast of the feature that comes from Chastain’s NY-based production company Freckle Films and Universal Pictures.
Simon Kinberg directs from a screenplay by Theresa Rebeck.
Kinberg is best-known for his work on the X-Men franchise, and has his directorial debut X-Men: Dark Phoenix due to open in June.
355 is the latest in a series of big-budget inward investment projects setting up UK shoots. Netflix has Jingle Jangle with Forest Whitaker close to production while Fast & Furious 9 is also gearing up.
Production Intelligence has details on the key UK HoDs on board 355, along with the shoot dates.
Also listed on PI are many more inward investment projects from US studio giants and international production companies, some of which are still in early pre-production or development.
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