Daniel Brühl and Macaulay Culkin have joined the solid of Spanish director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s pandemic themed thriller “Wealthy Flu.”
They are going to be starring reverse Rosamund Pike, who had beforehand been introduced because the lead.
Cameras are actually set to roll this fall on the high-concept social thriller by which a plague begins killing off the richest folks on the planet. At first it strikes the billionaires, then the multi-millionaires, and so on.
With the entire world panicking and headed for collapse, persons are attempting to flood the market with property they now not need, in hopes of saving their pores and skin.
“Wealthy Flu” would be the second function for Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, whose 2019 directorial debut “The Platform” was awarded finest movie, and finest F/X on the Sitges’ Intl. Incredible Movie Pageant.
“The Platform” was first launched theatrically in Spain in 2019 and subsequently dropped on Netflix globally in early 2020 and quickly went on to turn into considered one of its most-watched authentic movies throughout its first 4 weeks in launch.
Gaztelu-Urrutia is directing “Wealthy Flu” from a script he co-wrote with “The Platform” co-writer Pedro Rivero, and David Desola, and with revisions by Sam Steiner.
The movie is being produced by “Spencer” and “Jackie” director Pablo Larraín alongside Juan de Dios Larraín through their Fabula banner. Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls for Nostromo Photos, plus Carlos Juárez, Gaztelu-Urrutia and Albert Soler additionally produce.
Sierra/Affinity is dealing with worldwide gross sales and has been buying the venture in Cannes. CAA Media Finance is representing home.
Culkin’s most up-to-date credit embody FX’s “American Horror Story” and HBO’s “Righteous Gems.”
Brühl can be starring in Italian director Stefano Mordini’s racing movie “2 Win.” His previous credit embody “The King’s Man,” “Captain America:Civil Conflict,” and “Inglorious Basterds.”
Brühl is represented by WME and Garay Expertise. Culkin is represented by Brookside Artist Administration.