In today’s film news roundup, a spy thriller is set for a September start, “Permanent Green Light’ gets distribution, and “The Unhealer” wraps shooting.
Production Start
Producers are planning a September start for writer/director Daniel Lusko’s spy thriller “Quandary” about a CIA operative with Ptsd, Variety has learned exclusively.
Lusko joins forces with Doug McKay (“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”), Dennis Rice (“Charming”), Mark Kamine (“Bad Moms”), Tom Sanders, and Tommy Goodwin to produce the film, which will be shot in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
Lusko said the story is inspired by true events and addresses the psychological effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on American intelligence operatives. He also asserted the story has been vetted and endorsed by FBI officials and CIA operatives.
The story centers on a CIA operative who struggles to maintain his sanity after an explosion where he sees his wife and son killed.
Production Start
Producers are planning a September start for writer/director Daniel Lusko’s spy thriller “Quandary” about a CIA operative with Ptsd, Variety has learned exclusively.
Lusko joins forces with Doug McKay (“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”), Dennis Rice (“Charming”), Mark Kamine (“Bad Moms”), Tom Sanders, and Tommy Goodwin to produce the film, which will be shot in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
Lusko said the story is inspired by true events and addresses the psychological effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on American intelligence operatives. He also asserted the story has been vetted and endorsed by FBI officials and CIA operatives.
The story centers on a CIA operative who struggles to maintain his sanity after an explosion where he sees his wife and son killed.
- 7/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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