‘The Experiment’: Rhona Mitra, Famke Janssen & Stefanie Martini Lead Sci-Fi Horror Filming At UK’s Rebellion Studios
15.09.2022 - 14:15
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EXCLUSIVE: Rhona Mitra (Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans), Famke Janssen (X-Men) and Stefani Martin (The Last Kingdom) have been set to star in sci-fi action horror movie The Experiment, which is underway at Rebellion Studios in the UK.
Set in 2080 in a world recovering from catastrophic nuclear war, The Experiment follows an elite spec-ops team, led by Captain Ava Stone (Mitra), sent on a rescue mission into a top secret military research facility after a rogue employee takes a group of scientists hostage.
The project marks the first for action label Action Xtreme, the genre division of UK arthouse producer-distributor Sovereign Media (Triangle Of Sadness).
Chee Keong Cheung (Redcon-1) is directing. Producers are Andreas Roald, Chee Keong Cheung and Ioanna Karavela and executive producer is Derek Rogers. Script comes from Alistair Cave, Matthew Thomas Edwards and Oliver Morran (Every Last One of Them) from a story by Chee Keong Cheung.
Crew includes Director of Photography Derek Rogers (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) and editor Martin Hunter (Full Metal Jacket). Creature design is by Josef Rarach (Solomon Kane) and his company FX Creator. Casting is by Dan Hubbard and Rory Okey.
Rounding out cast are Raz Adoti (Resident Evil: Apocalypse), Roxanne McKee (Game of Thrones), Michael Parr (Ocean Deep), Ryan Olivia (Angel Has Fallen), Tim Fellingham (Final Destination 5) and Simon Dutton (The Saint).
Sovereign recently helped produce Palme d’Or winner Triangle Of Sadness. The company also produced and distributed Memoria from Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Previous credits include The Tree Of Life while upcoming productions include Inside starring Willem Dafoe and Eureka with Viggo Mortensen.
Mitra’s recent credits include