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Paramedic Thriller ‘Black Flies’ Starring Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan Renamed ‘Asphalt City’ As Vertical And Roadside Set North American Release
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical and Roadside Attractions have co-acquired North American rights from Sculptor Media to Asphalt City, a verité paramedic thriller starring Sean Penn (Milk) and Tye Sheridan (The …
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical and Roadside Attractions have co-acquired North American rights from Sculptor Media to Asphalt City, a verité paramedic thriller starring Sean Penn( Milk) and Tye Sheridan( The Card Counter), that world premiered in competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival under the title Black Flies. Helmed by French filmmaker Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire ( A Prayer Before Dawn) from a screenplay by Ryan King ( The Tutor) and Ben Mac Brown, the film based on Shannon Burke’s same-name 2008 novel is slated to debut exclusively in theaters beginning March 29th. Rounding out the cast of Asphalt City are Gbenga Akkinagbe ( Fast Charlie), Raquel Nave ( Bizarre Again), Kali Reis ( True Detective: Night Country), Michael C. Pitt ( Ghost in the Shell), Katherine Waterston ( Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), and Mike Tyson ( The Hangover).
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