EXCLUSIVE: Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari), Alyssa Milano (Charmed) and David Arquette (Scream) have recently wrapped filming on The Night Driver which was filmed in Las Cruces New Mexico.
Additional cast includes horror vet Elieen Deetz (Halloween II), Danielle Vasinova (The Madison), Gina La Piana (Meet Dave), and as we covered yesterday, Charlotte Kirk (Duchess).
Jeremy Weiss is making his directorial debut with producers comprising Andre Relis (Wander), Jib Polhemus (Coyotes) and Jessica Russo (Darkness of Man). Sean Cunningham creative force behind the seminal horror franchise Friday 13th is serving as executive producer along with Rene Besson, Matthew Helderman, Grady Craig, Luke Taylor, Daniel Pike, Kevin Glynn, BJ Hendricks and James Rundquist.
Screenplay comes from John Cork. The source material was also published as a graphic novel of the same name.
The film follows Hurdis Jones (Josh Lucas), a traveling pharmaceutical salesman who is desperate to return home to his wife Cheryl (Alyssa Milano) and family after surviving a run-in with a psychotic killer, only to be stalked relentlessly by him across the country and framed for several murders along the way. The police are on a nationwide manhunt for Hurdis, and it is up to Detective Granger (David Arquette) to prove Hurdis’ innocence.
VMI will be handling worldwide sales and will introduce the film to buyers at AFM. Finance comes from Bondit Media Capital.
Cunningham is also known as the producer of classic horror movies including Wes Craven’s The Last House On The Left (1972) as well as being co-creator and director of the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).
Lucas is repped by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and Liebman Entertainment. Milano is repped by Range Media Partners and UTA. Arquette is repped by Greene Talent and Lighthouse Entertainment.
