Awesomeness Films’ WOLF IN THE WILD has tapped Frank Grillo to star in the crime thriller. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension‘s Greg Plotkin will direct.
The film centers on a young man who is taken in by his best friend’s family after his grandmother dies. Life initially seems idyllic, until he stumbles upon proof that his adopted father may be a violent criminal. It is described as a tonal mixture of Disturbia and Rear Window.
Claire Holt has also signed on to co-star. The script was written by Mark Mavrothalasitis and Will Frank and the film with be produced by Brian Robbins and Matt Kaplan. The project will be presented at Canne with Good Universe acting as sales agent.
Awesomeness Films is the film division of AwesomenessTV that hails from DreamWorks Animation and Hearst. They create millennial-targeted content with a goal to produce 10 films annually.
Grillo is best known for appearing as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and playing Sergeant in The Purge: Anarchy. He will reprise the latter role in The Purge: Election Year.
He is repped by CAA and Management 360.
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Emily J | Staff Writer
