{"id":5642,"date":"2022-09-28T00:37:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T00:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=5642"},"modified":"2022-10-18T00:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T00:40:19","slug":"deadline-electra-9-28-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/deadline-electra-9-28-22\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Borat\u2019 Breakout Maria Bakalova To Star In Thriller \u2018Electra\u2019; Filming Underway In Italy For Director Hala Matar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018Borat\u2019 Breakout Maria Bakalova To Star In Thriller \u2018Electra\u2019; Filming Underway In Italy For Director Hala Matar: <\/h1>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat 2) has been set to star with Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany\u2019s), Jack Farthing (Poldark), and Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx) in under-the-radar drama-thriller Electra, which has begun production in Italy.<\/p>\n

Hala Matar is making her feature directorial debut on the project, which will follow a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.<\/p>\n

Wein will play Dylan, the journalist. Cowen is Lucy, the journalist\u2019s photographer and partner. Jack Farthing plays Milo, the musician, and Bakalova will be Francesca, a performance artist and Milo\u2019s girlfriend. <\/p>\n

Pic is written by Wein, Matar and Paul Sado; produced by Wein, Matar, Yale Entertainment\u2019s Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman, and Ring Film\u2019s Tomasso Bertani and Luca Cottafavi, and executive-produced by Elsa Ramo, Tiffany Boyle and Nicholas Donnermeyer.<\/p>\n

CAA is repping domestic rights; Great Escape is repping international rights.<\/p>\n

Bahraini filmmaker Matar has directed short films and music videos for Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, and Kenzo, starring Kristen Stewart, Chloe Sevigny, Johnny Knoxville, and Suki Waterhouse, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to be making my first feature film in one of the most beautiful countries in the world with this incredibly talented team of people,\u201d said Matar.<\/p>\n

Bulgarian actress Bakalova recently starred in A24 comedy-thriller Bodies Bodies Bodies and booked a supporting role in the next Guardians Of The Galaxy movie. Actor-director Wein recently directed Amazon rom-com Something From Tiffany\u2019s, starring Zoey Deutch.<\/p>\n

Matar is represented by CAA and Rain; Wein is represented by CAA, Rain, and attorney Kim Jaime at Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer; Bakalova is represented by CAA, Insight Management and Production in the U.K., and Brookside Artists Management; Farthing is represented by Anonymous Content and Independent Talent Group; and Cowen is represented by UTA and Mosaic.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Borat\u2019 Breakout Maria Bakalova To Star In Thriller \u2018Electra\u2019; Filming Underway In Italy For Director Hala Matar: EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat 2) has been set to star with Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany\u2019s), Jack Farthing (Poldark), and Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx) in under-the-radar drama-thriller Electra, which has begun production in Italy. Hala
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