Blanc Biehn Productions has left Cannes with some great news! The production company has that it has entered into an agreement for the funding of their latest film, “Hidden in the Woods,” the American remake of the controversial Chilean film set to star Michael Biehn and William Forsythe.
The deal between Blanc Biehn Productions and producers Cody Hackman and Rob Freeman was brokered and finalized at this year’s Cannes film festival. The parameters of the deal involves “Hidden in the Woods” becoming a joint venture between Blacn Biehn Productions and Hackybox Pictures. The film is set to begin shooting early July in Houston, Texas. The film will be directed by the original film’s director, Patricio Valledares and produced by Jennifer Blanc-Biehn and Loris Curci.
“We are so thrilled to have investors like Hackybox Pictures who share our vision for this important subject matter,” said Biehn.
Blanc-Biehn also added, “We plan to donate proceeds from the film to five charities that relate to this very important subject matter of domestic violence. This is very important to all of us involved in the film.”
Here’s more about the film:
“Based on the original, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS is the story of two sisters who’ve been raised in a remote area by an abusive father. After their father is jailed, they find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back — no matter what the cost.
William Forsythe (The Rock, ‘Boardwalk Empire’) is set to play Uncle Costello and Biehn will play Oscar Crocker. Also joining the cast will be UFC® fighter Krzysztof Soszynski (known as ‘The Polish Experiment’) who recently worked with Michael Biehn on the MMA film Tapped.
At present, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS cast includes Biehn, Forsythe and Soszynski as well as Jeannine Kaspar (Iron Man, “House of Lies,”), Electra Avellan (Grindhouse, Machete) Mark Burnham (Wrong, Wrong Cops), Jennifer Blanc (The Victim, Wrong Cops), Cody Hackman (Tapped, Severed Connection) and Richard Gunn (“Granite Flats,” For the Love of Money).”
