Matt Hearn, producer of Wolf Creek, one of Australia’s biggest genre exports, is backing Penny Lane Is Dead, the feature debut of Australian writer-director and makeup artist Mia’kate Russell, reports Variety.
“Penny Lane is set on a warm night as 17-year-old Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime girlfriends Toni and Amy. The night, however, does not turn out as planned. Penny Lane’s jealous and troubled cousin Kat decides a cruel prank is in order and what begins as a thoughtless spiked cupcake game spirals into a night of bloodshed.”
“Penny Lane Is Dead is a reverse home invasion thriller led by powerful 17-year-old female protagonists and a good dose of blood and gore,” Lima told the site.
“It is packed with action and rock’n’roll and will satisfy all die-hard horror fans!
“Here the invaders end up fighting for their lives as the residents are anything from ordinary. This single location, lock-in thriller will capture the nostalgia of summer in 1986 Australia, filled with classic Australian rock music and swagger. Think ‘Animal Kingdom’ meets ‘The Runaways.’”
According to Lima, Penny Lane is set in a heatwave-plagued Australian summer.
The film is up at Melbourne’s Buffalo Media, headed by André Lima, who will produce Penny Lane is Dead with Hearn.
Prosthetics designer Larry Van Duynhoven (Furiosa) and costume designer Nicola Dunn (Very Important Person) are attached, among key craft collaborators.
Pre-production is slated for January 2023 and the shoot for February and March. Completion and delivery are estimated for the end of May 2023.
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