Project Power

Project Power is an upcoming American science fiction thriller film directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost and written by Mattson Tomlin. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jamie Foxx.

Project Power
Directed by
Produced by
Written byMattson Tomlin
Starring
CinematographyMichael Simmonds
Production
companies
  • Screen Arcade
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2020, by Netflix.

Cast

Production

In October 2017, it was announced that Netflix had acquired Mattson Tomlin's spec script Power in a bidding war with several other studios. Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost would direct the film, with Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless producing.[1] In September 2018, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback joined the cast of the then-untitled film.[2][3] In October 2018, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, Allen Maldonado, Kyanna Simone Simpson, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Machine Gun Kelly, and Casey Neistat joined the cast of the film.[4][5] In November 2018, Jim Klock joined the cast of the film.[6] In December 2018, Courtney B. Vance joined the cast of the film.[7] In May 2020, it was announced that the film will officially be titled Project Power.

Filming

Principal photography began on October 8, 2018 and concluded on December 22, 2018.[8][9] Filming took place in New Orleans.[10][11] On October 31, 2018, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was injured during filming while riding a bicycle. He posted footage of the accident on Instagram.[11]

Release

It is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2020.[12]

References
  1. Lang, Brent (October 16, 2017). "Netflix Wins Bidding War for 'Power,' White Hot Spec Script (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 20, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 27, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Netflix Sci-Fi Movie Finds Female Lead In 'The Deuce's Dominique Fishback". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (October 10, 2018). "Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, Colson Baker & More Join Jamie Foxx/Joseph Gordon-Levitt Netflix Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. Neistat, Casey (November 5, 2018). "weird flex but ok". YouTube. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  6. N'Duka, Amanda (November 28, 2018). "Bree Condon To Play Kimberly Guilfoyle In Jay Roach Fox News Film; Chelsea Harris Books 'Top Gun: Maverick'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  7. Schulman, Ariel (December 20, 2018). "That's a wrap on @courtneybvance . guy is cooler than a polar bears toenails". Instagram. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  8. Schulman, Ariel (December 22, 2018). "🥂 THATS A WRAP 🥂 Love to every single person that worked on this thing. coming to Netflix in a little while..." Instagram. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  9. Schulman, Ariel (October 8, 2018). "Day one cheesin. 🎬". Instagram. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  10. Scott, Mike (November 5, 2018). "Is that Joseph Gordon-Levitt wearing Steve Gleason's Saints jersey? Yep. Here's why". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  11. Levine, Daniel S. (November 1, 2018). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Injured in On-Set Bike Crash". PopCulture.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  12. Staff, EW. "The 25 must-watch movies of the strangest summer ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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