Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe nominee Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”) has joined the forged of D.W. Waterson’s characteristic directorial debut “Backspot.”
Executive produced by Elliot Page and starring Devery Jacobs and Kudakwashe Rutendo in lead roles as queer younger athletes, the movie has wrapped principal manufacturing after weeks of filming within the Toronto space. Wood stars as skilled cheer coach Eileen McNamara, head coach of the high-performance Thunderhawks squad who pulls Riley (Jacobs) and Amanda (Rutendo) from their mid-level cheer group to be part of her group of intensely aggressive athletes.
Matthew Jordan Smith, J.C.Davidson and Katisha Shaw function govt producers alongside web page. The movie is produced by Alona Metzer, Waterson, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs and Martin Katz.
“Backspot” will likely be distributed by levelFILM in Canada and can subsequently stream on Crave, adopted by CBC and CBC Gem. The movie is produced in affiliation with Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, CBC Films, and Shaw Rocket Fund. International and U.S. rights to the movie are represented by UTA.
Jordan Smith, head of growth and manufacturing, Page Boy Productions, mentioned: “The significance of excellence in queer storytelling has by no means been extra needed and attracting a dream forged which incorporates the transcendent genius that’s Evan Rachel Wood is a testomony to the standard of the ‘Backspot’ manufacturing. The depth of Evan’s multidimensional expertise and her pure uncooked energy are important to bringing her character Eileen to life. From the script to execution, we’re extremely proud to be producing ‘Backspot’ as one of many first tasks underneath the Page Boy banner.”
Waterson, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs of Night is Y and Metzer added: “’Backspot’ has been 5 years within the making and now that we’ve accomplished manufacturing, we are able to say with all confidence that we’ve created one thing very particular. Having Evan be part of the forged was a fantasy fulfilled as she was who we needed for the position of Eileen from inception. We really feel so privileged to have labored with the caliber of expertise Evan exemplifies alongside the remainder of our forged and devoted crew. Every single particular person concerned left all of it on the mat and we’re eternally grateful.”
Katz of Prospero Pictures mentioned: “Independent movies require great talent, perseverance and a powerful neighborhood of actors and artisans to come back collectively underneath one distinctive imaginative and prescient. With Evan, Devery, Kudakwashe and others underneath the immensely gifted eye of D.W. Waterson and in partnership with Page Boy Productions, we’re honored to have the ability to assist a a lot wanted new wave of visionary and numerous storytelling.”
