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RLJE Acquires Benson and Moorhead-Produced Alien Thriller ‘Descendent’ Ahead of SXSW Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
RLJE Films has acquired the alien abduction thriller 'Descendent,' produced by Benson and Moorhead, ahead of the film's premiere at SXSW Festival.
The thriller, which marks Cilella’s feature directorial debut, stars “The Walking Dead” actor Ross Marquand and Sarah Bolger of “Mayans M.C.” The film follows Sean Bruner, a man racked by trauma as the birth of his first child approaches. “We look forward to releasing ‘Descendent’ alongside Peter Cilella, who delivers a gripping fusion of suspense and sci-fi, offering audiences a deeply personal story wrapped in cosmic fears that harkens to ‘Fire in the Sky,’ said Mark Ward, chief acquisitions officer of RLJE Films, citing the 1993 cult favorite as a comparison point. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the sci-fi filmmaking duo now directing episodes of Marvel’s Disney+ series “Daredevil: Born Again,” are producers on “Descendent,” along with David Lawson Jr. and Caleb Ward.
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