Die in a Gunfight

Die in a Gunfight is an upcoming American romantic crime film directed by Collin Schiffli and written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. It stars Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario. It is described as an updated version of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Die in a Gunfight
Directed byCollin Schiffli
Produced by
  • Adrian Politowski
  • Tom Butterfield
  • Harry White
  • Mark Gordon
  • Martin Metz
Written by
  • Andrew Barrer
  • Gabriel Ferrari
Starring
Music byIan Hultquist
CinematographyMagdalena Górka
Edited byAmanda C. Griffin
Production
companies
  • Align
  • Culmination Productions
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film centers on two rival families, the Rathcarts and Gibbons. Ben, a rebel young man, falls in love with Mary, the daughter of his father's enemy, starting a battle full of love, lust, revenge and betrayal.

Cast

Production

Development

The script was listed in the 2010 edition of the Black List, a survey of most-liked unproduced screenplays.[1] On December 8, 2010, it was revealed that Zac Efron is attached to star in and produce the film through his own production company Ninjas Runnin' Wild.[2] On April 26, 2011, Efron was confirmed to play the lead, Anthony Mandler being set to helm the film, which at the time, would have been his directorial debut.[3]

Casting

After it went through development hell for nearly 7 years, on September 25, 2017, it was announced that Josh Hutcherson and Kaya Scodelario were attached to play the lead roles, Helen Hunt and Olivia Munn took supporting roles, Collin Schiffli being tapped for the director's chair.[4] On January 29, 2018, David Dastmalchian joined the cast.[5] On September 6, 2019, Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario signed on for the project.[6] On September 7, 2019, Travis Fimmel was added to the main cast.[7] On November 15, 2019, Wade Allain-Marcus joined the cast, replacing Dastmalchian.[8]

Filming

Principal photography took place between November 13 and December 13, 2019 in Toronto.[9]

References
  1. "2010 The Black List: The Year's Best Unproduced Screenplays". /Film. December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. "Zac Efron Is Going To 'Die In A Gunfight'". IndieWire. December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. "Anthony Mandler Is Going To Make Sure Zac Efron Will 'Die In A Gunfight'". IndieWire. April 26, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. "Kaya Scodelario, Josh Hutcherson to Star in Action-Romance 'Die in a Gunfight'". Variety. September 25, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. "David Dastmalchian Joins 'A Million Little Pieces' & 'Die in a Gunfight'". Deadline. January 29, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. "Toronto: Alexandra Daddario, Diego Boneta Starring in 'Die In A Gunfight' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. September 6, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. "'Vikings' Travis Fimmel Joins Action Romance Pic 'Die In A Gunfight' – Toronto". Deadline. September 7, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  8. "James Faulkner To Star In 'All Those Small Things'; 'Die In A Gunfight' Adds Wade Allain Marcus; Lois Robbins In 'The Virgin Of Highland Park'". Deadline. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  9. "What's Shooting?". ACTRA Toronto. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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