Rhys Ifans and Ed Skrein are to star in science-fiction thriller ?Gateway 6.? Altitude Film Sales will handle worldwide sales and introduce the project to buyers at the American Film Market, which runs Nov. 4-11 in Santa Monica.
Set in the future, on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion Gateway 6. Stranded an outpost in a sea-covered continent, they await a relief crew or the enemy, whichever comes first.
Malachi Smyth?s screenplay topped the most recent Brit List, which is a compendium of stellar unproduced scripts by non-U.S. writers, set up to complement the U.S. Black List. Scripts that have made the Brit List in previous years include ?The King?s Speech,? ?My Week with Marilyn? and ?The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.?