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O’Dessa opens with an audacious reimagining of myth in a world where the remnants of rural life collide with the neon glare of a futuristic urban sprawl.

Director Geremy Jasper crafts a narrative steeped in legend and futuristic flair, presenting a tale of a young farm girl burdened by an ancient prophecy who dares to challenge an oppressive system armed only with her trusty, weathered guitar and a determined spirit (one might chuckle at the film’s blend of earnest idealism with a wry nod to its own theatrical excesses).

The stark contrast between pastoral simplicity and a metropolis alive with garish cyberpunk visuals creates a setting that is as richly detailed as it is steeped in symbolism. Here, the decay of a forgotten past meets the relentless flash of modernity, inviting viewers to reflect on recurring societal cycles and historical echoes.

Themes of personal transformation, the liberating power of song,...

Sadie Sink made an appearance in Austin, Texas on Saturday to debut her new film O’Dessa at SXSW, where she also looked back at wrapping up the final season of Stranger Things.

The hit Netflix series finished filming its fifth season in December and is set to be released this year. Sink told The Hollywood Reporter, “I haven’t seen anything from it yet, I’m very curious though. It’s going to be super emotional so I’m ready to cry with everyone.”

The actress also admitted to having done plenty of crying on the final day of the show’s filming, remembering, “I had cried so much that my eyes were so puffy — they had never been like that before and there are some pretty embarrassing photos of me just with these giant puffy eyes.”

Before she shifts into Stranger Things promotion mode, though, Sink is starring in O’Dessa,...

There are a handful of title cards to explain the fantastical world in which “O’Dessa” takes place, but perhaps it would be more instructive if there were a few more to lead audiences back to a time before the acquisition of Fox by Disney, when Geremy Jasper’s ambitious rock opera first started to be developed at Searchlight with great enthusiasm in the wake of the director’s Sundance hit “Patti Cakes.” Now shredded into ribbons, the story of a girl (Sadie Sink) and her guitar feels like the end product of various executive regimes that couldn’t agree on a single vision, ultimately settling on the simplest of stories inside an ornate setting that’s been rendered largely incomprehensible by studio notes.

“O’Dessa” envisions the end of civilization, but when it debuts on Hulu a week after its premiere at SXSW, it’ll seem like the end of a certain era for its studio,...

In the world of movie musicals, the rock opera is a singular phenomenon. By nature exaggerated and overblown, it made sense in the 1970s, when a very particular sense of humour made room for glam and early hair metal to do their thing, but can it still work in the 21st Century? Writer/director Geremy Jasper, who charmed audiences with music-themed indie hit Patti Cake$ back in 2017, is determined to give it his all – but that’s part of the problem.

Screened as part of SXSW 2025, O’Dessa is a Disney production, and one can tell. It’s handsomely produced, colourful and slick, but almost entirely devoid of depth or real emotion – a quality that’s ironic in light of the fact that that’s how its big bad guy, entertainment tycoon Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett) is portrayed. From the outset it feels as if a collection of fantasy and dystopian science.

Oscar season is over, and Emmy season is just heating up, so what better time than right now for some tacos?

This week marks the start of the annual South by Southwest Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas, an event known as a launching pad for high-profile genre films and television series looking for an imprimatur of “cool.” This year’s lineup is no different, with several major spring releases set to debut in Austin before the festival’s enthusiastic attendees. The 11 movies and TV shows we’re most excited to see during the SXSW Film & TV Festival are ahead.

Another Simple Favor (March 7)

Seven years after A Simple Favor became a sleeper hit for Lionsgate, the film’s stars Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding, and filmmaker Paul Feig are finally ready to unveil the sequel. The original movie was based on the novel by Darcey Bell; the new...

On Tuesday March 4 2025, MyNetworkTV broadcasts The Jennifer Hudson Show!

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The upcoming episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show” promises an exciting lineup for viewers. Scheduled to air on MyNetworkTV, this episode features two remarkable guests: actress Regina Hall and USA Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles.

Regina Hall, known for her roles in various films, will be discussing her latest project, “O’Dessa,” from Searchlight Pictures. This film has generated a lot of buzz, and Hall’s insights into her character and the filmmaking process are sure to be engaging. Her experience in the industry and her unique perspective will provide an interesting conversation for fans of both the actress and the film.

In addition to Hall, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles will also be a guest on the show. Chiles, who has made headlines for her achievements in gymnastics, will talk about her memoir, “I’m That Girl.” This book...

Tuesday’s “Jennifer Hudson Show” brings together star power and athleticism with actress Regina Hall and Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles. Regina Hall, known for both comedic and dramatic roles, will discuss her part in the new Searchlight Pictures film, “O’Dessa.” Fans can expect some behind-the-scenes stories and insights into her character. Then, Jordan Chiles, a member […]

The Jennifer Hudson Show: Regina Hall, Jordan Chiles...

While February was a busy month for Disney+, March is going to be more crowded for this popular streaming platform. Disney+ is already home to many popular titles, from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, the list is endless. More new series and movies have lined up in the month of March.

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The list is endless when it comes to the lineup of movies and series between March 1 and 31. From Daredevil: Born Again to the release of a dystopian punk rock opera film O’Dessa, starring Sadie Sink from the famous Stranger Things, March has a lot to offer to people looking for good source entertainment on Disney+.

Let’s look at everything that Disney+ has to offer to its audience in March 2025.

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Disney+ in March 2025 is packed with new releases, including the highly anticipated Daredevil: Born Again series, several original movies, and a range of documentaries and series. Here’s the Lowdown: Daredevil: Born Again, starring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk, premieres on March 5. The rock opera movie O’Dessa arrives […]

Disney+ March 2025 Highlights: Daredevil Returns, New Movies & More!

The Hulu March 2025 premiere schedule has been announced and can be viewed below. The streaming service has also revealed the titles that will leave next month.

The 97th Oscars will stream live on Hulu and the award-winning film Anora, directed by Sean Baker and starring Mikey Madison, will begin streaming on the service.

The Hulu Originals for the month include Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years, Control Freak, Deli Boys, Gannibal Season 2, Good American Family, Hyper Knife, Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, and O’Dessa.

The 97th Oscars Highlights

A look at the originals, exclusives and premieres that are part of the Hulu March 2025 lineup.

The 97th Oscars: Livestream (Streaming March 2)

Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, at 4 p.m. Pt, with the official live red carpet show airing at 3:30 p.

Sadie Sink is stepping into the spotlight in O’Dessa, a post-apocalyptic rock opera that’s set to debut on Hulu. The first trailer introduces Sink’s character, a farm girl who embarks on a journey through a strange and dangerous city, where music holds an almost supernatural power.

The film, directed and written by Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$), follows O’Dessa as she sets out to reclaim a cherished family heirloom. Along the way, she encounters a mysterious love interest and finds herself caught in a world ruled by an eccentric and sadistic entertainment mogul, played by Murray Bartlett. Also starring in the movie are Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Regina Hall.

Sink admitted that taking on the role was a daunting experience. Speaking to Variety last year, she recalled, “There was this moment where I was just like, ‘Oh my God. I can’t believe I said yes to this. Fuck.

Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink stars as a singer whose voice has the power to change the world in Searchlight Pictures’ O’Dessa trailer. Described as an epic rock opera, O’Dessa will have its world premiere on March 8 at SXSW Festival in Austin before streaming on Hulu on March 13, 2025.

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Trial of the Chicago 7), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), and Regina Hall (Nine Perfect Strangers) also star. Patti Cake$‘s Geremy Jasper wrote and directed, with Michael Gottwald and Noah Stahl producing.

“Set in a post-apocalyptic future, O’Dessa is an original rock opera about a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom,” reads Searchlight Pictures’ synopsis. “Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

“O’Dessa” is a new live-action ‘rock opera’ feature, written and directed by Geremy Jasper, starring Sadie Sink, Kevin Harrison Jr., Regina Hall, Murray Bartlett, Mark Boone Junior, Pokey Lafarge and Marinko Prga, streaming March 13, 2025 on Hulu:

“…set in a post-apocalyptic future, the film is an original rock opera about a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom.

“Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test…”

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Filmmaker Geremy Jasper is trading in rap for rock for his latest film “O’Dessa,” the director and writer’s follow-up to the 2017 indie darling “Patti Cake$.”

“O’Dessa” is a post-apocalyptic rock opera and musical-fantasy film starring Sadie Sink as a farm girl setting off on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. The first trailer for the film shows a big and sweeping saga with Sink and the rest of the cast singing their hearts out. Sink has a punk look and can also be seen in the trailer rocking out on a makeshift, DIY guitar in front of a band of masked horn players.

“Stranger Things” fans will recognize Sink as skater girl-turned-huge-Kate-Bush-fan Max Mayfield. They will also recognize an Upside Down-like moment in the “O’Dessa” trailer.

Sink stars in “O’Dessa” alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, and Regina Hall. The film is being released by Searchlight Pictures...

Two years ago, it was announced that Stranger Things and The Whale star Sadie Sink had signed on to star in O’Dessa, a post-apocalyptic rock opera from Patti Cake$ writer/director Geremy Jasper. Now, the Searchlight Pictures project is set to receive a streaming release through Hulu on March 13th – and with that date just one month away, a trailer has dropped online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, O’Dessa follows a farmgirl on an epic quest to recover a cherished heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city, where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test. Jasper wrote the film’s music with Jason Binnick.

Sink is joined in the cast by Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), Kelvin Harrison Jr....

"Ain't nothing more powerful than love."...

“Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink brings light to the darkness in the trailer for O’Dessa.

The post-apocalyptic rock opera will premiere at SXSW in Texas on March 8 before debuting on Hulu on March 13.

Sadie stars as O’Dessa, a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love — but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, Mark Boone Junior, and Regina Hall co-star.

Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$) wrote and directed, in addition to creating the film’s 16 original songs with Jason Binnick (Patti Cake$).

Michael Gottwald (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Noah Stahl (The Guilty) produced for Searchlight Pictures.

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Sadie Sink is on a mission to preserve her family’s legacy in the trailer for the musical film O’Dessa.

Searchlight Pictures’ feature is set to begin streaming on Hulu on March 13. The movie from writer-director Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$) also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett and Regina Hall. It is set to premiere at the SXSW film and TV festival on March 8.

O’Dessa is set in a post-apocalyptic future and centers on the titular character (Sink) venturing from her family’s farm on a quest to track down a missing heirloom. Along the way, O’Dessa finds herself in a strange city, where she falls in love and must later use the power of song to save her beau’s soul.

“My daddy used to tell me my singing had the power to bring light to the darkness and change things,” Sink says in the trailer.

Later,...

“Ain’t nothing more powerful than love.” Can music save a bleak future? A farm girl sets out on an incredible journey in “O’Dessa.” The film — described as an epic rock opera and musical fantasy — follows her into an uncertain world with only one constant, true love. She’ll push music to its limit and find out what really matters along the way. The project hails from writer and director Geremy Jasper, who previously did double duty on “Patti Cakes$.” The drama about a woman seeking fame while dealing with the difficulties of her life played at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Continue reading ‘O’Dessa’ Trailer: Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr. & More Star In A Rock Opera Musical Fantasy From The ‘Patti Cake$’ Director at The Playlist.

The SXSW Film & TV Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 32nd edition, kicking off with the premiere of Apple TV+’s show biz comedy The Studio.

Co-created by and starring Seth Rogen, The Studio follows a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together. The show is set to unveil its first two episodes on March 26.

At this year’s festival, films to look out for in the Headliner section include Amazon’s Ben Affleck starrer The Accountant 2, A24’s Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, Blumhouse’s horror pic Drop, and the Nicole Kidman thriller Holland from Amazon. Other notable titles screening include Searchlight’s musical drama O’Dessa starring Sadie Sink, Regina Hall and Kelvin Harrison Jr.; The Astronaut starring Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne and Gabriel Luna...

Regina Hall and her Rh Negative production company have struck an exclusive first-look deal with MGM Alternative, a division of Amazon MGM Studios.

Under the pact, Hall and her team will develop and produce original unscripted true crime, ensemble docuseries, and game genres.

The first project set under the deal is celebrity competition series Squad Games (working title). Loosely inspired by her film Girls Trip, the series, which is in development, features celebrities and their real-life BFFs on an exotic getaway where they compete in wild challenges.

“Ever since we saw Regina Hall co-hosting the Academy Awards two years ago, we knew she had something special that would resonate with reality fans,” said Barry Poznick, general manager, MGM Alternative. “Her humour, honesty, creativity and style of storytelling make her a perfect partner as we continue to expand MGM Alternative’s slate of premium unscripted programming.”

Hall has starred in franchises such as The Best Man,...

Regina Hall and her Rh Negative production company have struck an exclusive first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios’ MGM Alternative that will see the actress and her team develop and produce original unscripted true crime, ensemble docuseries and game genres.

The first series to go into development under the pact is “Squad Games” (working title), a competition series where celebrities and their real-life BFFs go on an exotic getaway and participate in wild challenges. The project is loosely inspired on Hall’s 2017 film “Girls Trip,” which she starred in with Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish.

“I’m so excited for this new partnership with MGM,” Hall said in a statement. “I’m positive that the relationship between Rh Negative and their team will be an incredibly supportive and productive one and I’m thrilled about what we have in the works.”

Hall is best known for starring...

Regina Hall and her production company Rh Negative have struck an exclusive first-look deal with MGM Alternative, the division of Amazon MGM Studios behind series like “The Voice,” “Survivor” and “Shark Tank.”

Under the agreement, Hall and her team will develop and produce original unscripted true crime, ensemble docuseries and game genres.

The first series Hall is developing for MGM Alternative has the working title “Squad Games,” a competition series loosely inspired by her film “Girls Trip” that will follow celebrities and their real-life BFFs on an exotic getaway full of wild challenges.

“I’m so excited for this new partnership with MGM. I’m positive that the relationship between Rh Negative and their team will be an incredibly supportive and productive one and I’m thrilled about what we have in the works,” Hall said in a statement.

Barry Poznick, general manager of MGM Alternative, added: “Ever since we...

Sadie Sink has had quite the journey. She is one of the rare performers who had the fate of having done Broadway even before entering her teens. It is another story that she called it quits at 11. That did not deter her from becoming a sensation with Stranger Things, striking gold as Max Mayfield.

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As a part of the central pack who saved the day, time and again from the Upside Down, Sink became a fan favorite in no time. But turns out she has had enough of fantasy roles, and is looking to explore uncharted territory.

Sadie Sink already has a plan for her future

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Don’t let her age fool you. Sadie Sink knows what her heart wants.

Sadie Sink had to conquer a crippling fear of singing to star in 'O'Dessa'.The 'Stranger Things' actress played the title role in a Broadway production of 'Annie' when she was just 11 years old, but despite wowing audiences she started having panic attacks and vowed never to sing again once she left the show.Sadie told Variety: "Singing became the worst thing ever. I was terrified by it ... I didn’t want to sing ever again."However, she had to get over her fears when she was cast in new movie musical 'O’Dessa' because she was required to sing onscreen.She said of the project: "There was this moment where I was just like, ‘Oh my God. I can’t believe I said yes to this. F***. What am I doing?' ... "I would sing a song, and no one else would really know that I...

Sadie Sink is opening up about the end of Stranger Things.

The 22-year-old actress got candid in a new cover story for Variety‘s Power of Young Hollywood issue, out now.

During the conversation, Sadie spoke about Season 5 of the hit Netflix series, starring in Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well: The Short Film,” singing for the first time since she was a child on Broadway in the upcoming film O’Dessa, and more.

Keep reading to find out more…

On her character Max’s fate in Season 5 of Stranger Things:

“They love having me run. That’s all I’ll say.”

On audiences’ positive reception to Max in Stranger Things:

“I really didn’t think people would care all that much about her journey…Still, I was kind of like, ‘That’s cool.’”

On wanting to stay away from projects like Stranger Things in the future:

“I don...

As she gets set to release her second movie, A Sacrifice, in theaters this weekend, Jordan Scott (IFC’s Cracks) recalls the best advice she received from her father, Sir Ridley Scott, from one director to another.

“I’m very lucky that I can pick up the phone and ask his advice on anything and I’m going to get the best answer. And his advice on everything is just: Preparation. Preparation. Preparation,’” Scott tells The Hollywood Reporter.

Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo, A Sacrifice from Scott Free Productions follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe (Eric Bana) as he investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event in the German capital. While he immerses himself into his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy (Sadie Sinke), gets involved with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As these two worlds head towards an intersection,...

Vertical has unveiled the official trailer for the cult thriller A Sacrifice. The trailer sees Stranger Things' Sadie Sink falling deeper and deeper under the thrall of a dangerous cult. The movie could be the next step toward Sink becoming a bona fide scream queen.

The trailer for A Sacrifice pits Stranger Things star Sadie Sink against a killer cult. The upcoming movie, which is set to premiere in theaters on June 28, was written and directed by Jordan Scott, who made her directorial debut in 2009 with the independent movie Cracks starring Eva Green and Juno Temple. In addition to Sink, her newest project stars Troy's Eric Bana, Blade Runner 2049's Sylvia Hoeks, The Golden Glove's Jonas Dassler, Enemy at the Gates' Sophie Rois, and Stephan Kampwirth, who provided the German voice for Milo in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Vertical has now unveiled the official trailer for A Sacrifice.

Halle Bailey (The Color Purple) has been tapped to star alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr. and The Holdovers Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Universal Pictures’ untitled coming-of-age pic from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and producer Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures), Deadline has learned.

Details as to Bailey’s role are under wraps. A musical set in 1977 Virginia Beach, the film draws inspiration from Williams’ childhood growing up in the city’s Atlantis Apartments.

Script for the film is from Martin Hynes (Toy Story 4) and Steven Levenson. Williams and Mimi Valdés will produce through i am Other, alongside Gil Netter for Gil Netter Productions. Universal’s Senior Vice President of Production Development Ryan Jones and Director of Production Development Christine Sun are overseeing the project for the studio.

Most recently starring as Young Nettie in Warner Bros’ The Color Purple musical from director Blitz Bazawule,...

Exclusive: Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) has been set to lead a new, untitled Universal feature project from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and producer Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures), according to multiple sources, who also tell us that 2024 Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) is in talks.

Universal declined comment. But the film is said to be a coming-of-age musical, set in 1977 Virginia Beach, which draws inspiration from Williams’ childhood growing up in the city’s Atlantis Apartments.

Martin Hynes (Toy Story 4) and Steven Levenson penned the script. Williams and Mimi Valdés will produce through i am Other, alongside Gil Netter for Gil Netter Productions.

Known for roles in Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Joe Wright’s Cyrano, Nat Geo’s Genius: MLK/X, which had him playing Martin Luther King Jr., and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, which had him portraying B.B. King,...

Exclusive: WME has promoted Annabel Gualazzi, Max Maulitz, and Daniel Molina to Partner in the agency’s talent department, Deadline can exclusively reveal. The rising trio will continue to be based out of the agency’s Beverly Hills office.

Gualazzi has been with WME since 2007 and represents actors and directors alike. She brokered Selena Gomez’s deal for Hulu’s Emmy-winning murder mystery series Only Murders in the Building, catapulted Wednesday breakout Emma Myers into roles in the forthcoming Minecraft and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and recently closed Rami Malek’s deal for James Vanderbilt’s historical drama Nuremberg. Other notable clients include Justice Smith, who has been all over Sundance this year with The American Society of Magical Negroes (Focus Features) and I Saw the TV Glow (A24); Eliza Scanlen, who will next be seen in BBC One’s Dope Girls and New Line thriller Caddo Lake; and Sophie Wilde,...

Currently mounting Didi as a producer, if lady luck is on his Blindspotting filmmaker Carlos López-Estrada‘s side, he will direct his next feature film in the fall with Gina Rodriguez toplining what is essentially a two-person female coming-of-ager film. After landing Kill Yr Idols at the 2023 January Screenwriters Lab (with some recent Rooftop coin), this becomes one of the first productions out of a new shingle Antigravity Academy – with Kelly Marie Tran. Beasts of the Southern Wild‘s Michael Gottwald (who also has the upcoming Venice entry Gasoline Rainbow and O’Dessa on slate) will also produce. Production takes place in the South of Texas.…...

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Kelvin Harrison Jr. is currently making music magic as the talented violinist Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges in the film "Chevalier." The 28-year-old actor has been steadily building his résumé for a while now, appearing in hit titles like "Elvis" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7," but "Chevalier" - which released in theaters on April 21 - is poised to be his biggest star turn yet.

Bologne was a French violinist and composer who worked to take leadership of the Paris Opera during the onset of the French Revolution. Harrison Jr. himself is a talented musician and plays violin, jazz and gospel piano, and trumpet, in addition to being a vocalist. For his role in "Chevalier," though, he had to take his violin skills to a new level. A violinist named Ronald Long was originally brought on to be Harrison Jr.'s hand double -...

“No Country for Old Men” and “Harry Potter” actor Kelly Macdonald has joined the ensemble of Searchlight Pictures’ rock opera “O’Dessa.”

Written and directed by Geremy Jasper (“Patticake$”), the film is led by “Stranger Things” breakout Sadie Sink and co-stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett and Regina Hall. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the film tells of a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love — but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

Joining Macdonald in the cast is singer-songwriter Pokey Lafarge, who most recently starred opposite Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Bill Skarsgard in the Netflix original “The Devil All the Time” from director Antonio Campos. Lafarge, who counts eight full length records to his credit,...

Exclusive: Regina Hall (Honk for Jesus. Save your Soul.) has closed a deal to star alongside Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Murray Bartlett in O’Dessa, Searchlight Pictures‘ original rock opera from writer-director Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$), which commences production in Croatia in May.

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, O’Dessa follows Sink’s same-name farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love (Harrison) – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.

Hall’s role is under wraps, though we know the project will feature original songs penned and produced by Jasper and Jason Binnick. Michael Gottwald will produce for the Department of Motion Pictures, along with Noah Stahl, and Rodrigo Teixeira for Rt Features. Executive producers include Jonathan Montepare,...