Priyanka Chopra, Orlando Bloom to Star in Survival Thriller Reset
LOS ANGELES — Priyanka Chopra and Orlando Bloom are set to star together in Reset, an upcoming survival thriller directed by Matt Smukler.
The film is expected to begin production in August, according to Deadline.
Reset follows a woman who wakes up in the wilderness, days away from civilization, with no memory of how she got there. Her only chance at survival is to trust a charming stranger, though he may not be who he claims to be.
“I was looking for a pairing where attraction and mistrust could effortlessly coexist,” Smukler said of the casting.
He said Chopra and Bloom have an “uncanny ability to make you believe both at once. Their chemistry is undeniable.”
The film was written by Jordan Rawlins. It will be produced by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber under their Fratricidal Films banner, Michael Lazarovitch for Chemically Altered, and Matthew Rhodes of Rhodes Entertainment, along with Chopra Jonas’ Purple Pebble Pictures and Bloom’s Amazing Owl.
Fortitude International is financing the project and launching international sales at the Marché du Film in Cannes.
“Jordan Rawlins and Matt Smukler have created a gripping story of survival, romance, suspense, and deceit, replete with shocking twists, and we’re thrilled to have partnered with Priyanka and Orlando to bring it to the screen,” producers Jon and Erich Hoeber said.
Chopra was last seen in The Bluff and previously starred alongside Idris Elba and John Cena in Heads of State. She is also set to appear in Season 2 of Citadel and Varanasi, an action-adventure film from S.S. Rajamouli.
Bloom recently drew strong reviews for The Cut, which he starred in and produced through Amazing Owl. He also appeared in the action comedy Deep Cover and is set to star opposite Rooney Mara and Kate Mara in Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard.
Smukler is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose credits include Finders Keepers and Wildflower, the latter of which he adapted into a narrative feature starring Kiernan Shipka. His upcoming projects include Sonny Lovejoy, To Tim with Love and The Portland Condition. (Source: IANS)
