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Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut, the suspense thriller, Blink Twice (ne Pussy Island), is getting a global theatrical release from Amazon MGM Studios on Aug. 23.
In the movie, written by Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum, tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, and sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.
Pic also stars Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan and Geena Davis. Producers are Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz and Kravitz. The movie was made in conjunction with Free Association, this is important, and Bold Choices.
Amazon MGM Studios currently has three films in release in the Top 10 at the B.O. — American Fiction, Beekeeper and Boys in the Boat.
Amazon MGM’s The Beekeeper starring Jason Statham has racked up over $77M at the global box office. The George Clooney-directed The Boys in the Boat was a bright spot for adult dramas over the holiday box office with $45M stateside. American Fiction recently nabbed five Academy Awards including Best Picture. Upcoming is the Zendaya-led Challengers, set for April 26, and the Dwayne Johnson-Chris Evans holiday title Red One, on Nov. 15.
Also going wide on Aug. 23 is the Sony faith-based movie The Forge from the Kendrick brothers.
