The Violent Heart
The Violent Heart is an upcoming American drama film, written and directed by Kerem Sanga. It stars Grace Van Patten, Jovan Adepo, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Cress Williams.
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Directed by | Kerem Sanga |
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Written by | Kerem Sanga |
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Cinematography | Ricardo Diaz |
Edited by | Joshua Raymond Lee |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
It was scheduled to have its world premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival,[1] but the festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Cast
- Grace Van Patten as Cassie
- Paulina Moon as young Cassie
- Jovan Adepo as Daniel
- Mary J. Blige as Nina
- Lukas Haas as Joseph
- Jahi Di'Allo Winston
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley
- Cress Williams as Lee
- Rayven Ferrell as Wendy
Production
In December 2017, Grace Van Patten and Jovan Adepo joined the cast of the film, with Kerem Sanga directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Ed McDonnell and Tobey Maguire, who will serve as producers under their 21 Laps Entertainment, 3311 Productions and Material Pictures banners, respectively.[3] In January 2019, Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas, Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Kimberly Williams-Paisley joined the cast of the film.[4] In February 2019, Cress Williams joined the cast of the film.[5]
Filming
Principal photography began in February 2019.[6]
References
- Goldsmith, Jill (March 3, 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-coronavirus-966636/
- Fleming Jr, Mike (December 6, 2017). "'Meyerowitz's Grace Van Patten & 'Fences' Jovan Adepo Set For 'The Violent Heart'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- Galuppo, Mia (January 31, 2019). "Mary J. Blige, Lukas Haas Join Coming-of-Age Romance 'The Violent Heart' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- N'Duka, Amanda (February 18, 2019). "'Black Lightning' Star Cress Williams Joins 'The Violent Heart' & 'Reckoning'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- "The Violent Heart". Backstage.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.