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‘Big Rig’ Takes a Nod From Spielberg’s ‘Duel’
Paramount is channeling Steven Spielberg’s classic Duel with Big Rig, a thriller pitch from Bragi Schut with Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes on board to produce, THR writes.
Plot details are being kept locked in the cab, but the project is described as taking loose inspiration from Canada’s infamous Highway of Tears, which runs through British Columbia. Over the course of four decades, numerous women have either been murdered or gone missing along that 700-plus kilometer stretch of road.
It is known that the plot centers on a good trucker who runs afoul of the evil man who is responsible for the many deaths.
Andrew Form and Brad Fuller will produce with Bay.
Schut co-wrote The Maze, a Sony thriller currently in production starring Deborah Ann Woll, Logan Miller and Taylor Russell. He also recently reteamed with Maze producer Neal H. Moritz for an untitled supernatural thriller, which has been described as being in the vein of Robert Zemeckis’ What Lies Beneath.
Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo Nobody, the thriller A Sacrifice starring Sadie Sink (“Stranger Things”) is on the way from Vertical, and the official trailer has arrived.
From director Jordan Scott, the film releases on June 28, 2024.
“A Sacrifice is an emotionally turbulent story that follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events.
“While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben will need to race against the clock in order to save his daughter.”
Sadie Sink stars alongside Eric Bana and Sylvia Hoeks.
A Sacrifice is produced by Ridley Scott.
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