Ramin Bahrani’s Last Meals Adds Tessa Thompson and Michael Shannon
Ramin Bahrani‘s upcoming prison drama Last Meals starring Mads Mikkelsen has added Tessa Thompson and Michael Shannon to it’s cast.
They join Mikkelsen (Another Round, Casino Royale) and Boyd Holbrook (A Complete Unknown, Logan, Narcos) in the original prison drama from Academy Award-nominated writer-director of 99 Homes.
The project is based on the Academy Nicholl Award-winning screenplay by Justin Piasecki (Relay). In the film Thompson will play Hannah, an ambitious local food critic who becomes drawn into the story of Walter (Mikkelsen), a once-celebrated chef who now prepares last meals for death-row inmates. Shannon will play Governor George Callahan, a consequential figure in the political and clemency battle at the center of the story.
The film reunites Shannon with Bahrani following their acclaimed collaborations on 99 Homes and HBO’s Fahrenheit 451. Shannon also stars in Bahrani’s upcoming Vegas: A Love Story, currently in post-production.
The film is produced by Renée Tab (Dead Ringers, Feud: Bette and Joan, Sound of Freedom, Maps to the Stars) for Sentient Entertainment.
Renée Tab said: “We are thrilled to welcome Tessa Thompson and Michael Shannon to LAST MEALS, joining Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook in this extraordinary ensemble. It is an honor to work with artists of this caliber and to bring Ramin Bahrani’s vision of Justin Piasecki’s Academy Nicholl Award-winning screenplay to the screen.”
Gabrielle Stewart, HanWay Films CEO also commented “We are excited that LAST MEALS is going to shoot this autumn. Tessa Thompson and Michael Shannon are two exceptional actors joining an already formidable ensemble and the roster of great distribution partners is testimony to the quality of this significant project.”
HanWay Films has already locked a raft of territorial sales. Completed deals include: Japan (Synca Creations); Benelux (Paradiso Filmed Entertainment); Australia & New Zealand (Transmission Films); Spain (Vertigo Films); Switzerland (Pathe); Turkey (Chantier); Singapore (Shaw Renters); Greece (The Film Group); Middle East (Front Row); The Baltics (Acme Film); Portugal (Nos Lusomundo); Former Yugoslavia (Blitz Group). Furthermore, Forum Film Ltd has acquired multiple territories including Israel, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, with worldwide airlines handled by Skeye Inflight Entertainment.
Here’s the full synopsis…
Synopsis |In LAST MEALS, Walter has fallen far from the heights of his former career. Now working on death row, he prepares the final meals requested by condemned prisoners. His carefully controlled existence is disrupted by Reed (Holbrook), an inmate who refuses both food and the time Walter attempts to give him.
As Walter confronts Reed, an unexpected and deeper connection develops between the two men, and Walter begins to believe Reed may be innocent. Their growing bond drives Walter to uncover the truth.
Hannah (Thompson), a local food critic with greater journalistic ambitions, finds renewed purpose in Walter and Reed’s story. Initially challenging Walter’s ego and exposing his flaws, she ultimately becomes a crucial ally.
Together, Walter, Reed and Hannah embark on a journey of guilt, reconciliation and justice. As their efforts capture national attention amid a heated presidential campaign and place Reed’s plight in the spotlight, Walter faces a life-defining choice: pursue a second chance at career glory or risk everything to fight for something that truly matters.
Last Meals is set to start production sometime in the Autumn.
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