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The Director of ‘Opus’ Wanted to Subvert Horror Movies, So He Put John Malkovich in Platform Boots and Wrote Ayo Edebiri As a Lead ‘Who Didn’t Do Anything Stupid’ — Sundance
Mark Anthony Green's thriller "Opus" is set to debut at Sundance.
The story of “Opus” concerns a young magazine writer, Ariel ( Ayo Edebiri), who is unexpectedly summoned to join a small group of journalists and influencers to travel to Moretti’s mysterious compound and be the first to hear his new album. He was able to secure Nile Rodgers, the legendary co-founder of Chic, and The-Dream, who has written smash hits for artists like Rihanna, Beyoncé and Justin Bieber, to pen original songs for the project, and Malkovich brought his vocals to the studio. He tells her plainly that her biggest hurdle is that she’s “middle”: A well-adjusted young woman with great parents who doesn’t necessarily have the life experience or unique perspective needed to draw people into her work.
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