Laurel Marsden, Elsie Fisher & Mena Suvari Board Indie ‘Ctrl Alt Del’
18.05.2023 - 17:53
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Laurel Marsden (The Pope’s Exorcist), Elsie Fisher (My Best Friend’s Exorcism) and Mena Suvari (The Dresden Sun) are set to star alongside Jason Priestley in Ctrl Alt Del, the indie drama marking Eastsiders creator Kit Williamson’s feature directorial debut.
Written by Amir Ohebsion and Arash Homampour, Ctrl Alt Del follows disaffected teen Ava (Marsden) and her estranged filmmaker father Greyson (Priestley) as they try to reconnect in the aftermath of a tragic incident prompted by his latest movie. The film explores timely questions about the responsibility of media in our society, and how what we consume profoundly affects us and the people around us.
Fisher will play Farah, who becomes Ava’s sole support at a pivotal time in her emotional growth. Suvari plays Greyson’s ex and Ava’s mother, Zoe, a self-help guru and bestselling author juggling motherhood with her book tour and all that comes with the inherent demands of both.
Sam Okun will produce through his Sam Okun Productions banner, alongside Ohebsion. Homampour will exec produce, with Nick Lyon, Lachlan Towle, Christian Jean and Constantinos Yiallourides on board as co-producers. Production kicks off in Los Angeles next week.
Said Williamson in a statement to Deadline, “I jumped at the chance to direct this beautiful, moving script because I related to it on a deeply personal level, having had my own struggles with mental health as a queer teenager, and because I knew that its vividly drawn, complex characters would attract an incredible ensemble of actors.”
Remarked Okun, “Great material always attracts great actors and this script is something very special, and so are these three phenomenal actors!”
Added Homampour, “We feel incredibly fortunate to