University life comes under the spotlight in the real world usually when something bad has happened to a student. And it sounds like The Line, a new thriller, will explore that idea. Alex Wolff, John Malkovich, Scoot McNairy, Jessica Barden and Lewis Pullman are all on to star in the film.
Ethan Berger will make his directorial debut on the movie, working from a script he wrote with Alex Russek. According to Deadline, it's described as "a coming-of-age thriller at a university that encapsulates the wild excitement of being young and the dangers of living without fear of consequences."
We don't yet know exactly what Wolff's character will go through in the film, he has spoken about it. "The Line will be a profoundly nuanced portrait of a young man being sucked into this seemingly glamorous, rambunctious and familial unit," he says in a statement. "Its heartbreak echoes a larger issue with men and their painful need for approval, love and nurture, letting you peer in on what seems like a utopia-like world for a young man, and how quickly one horrible accident can turn that world into a nightmare."
The cameras should be rolling in the autumn.
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