Lionsgate has acquired North American rights to Beyond Deceit , the legal thriller that is marking the directorial debut of screenwriter Shintaro Shimosawa.
The movie is currently in production in New Orleans and sees Josh Duhamel leading a cast that includes Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Malin Akerman, Alice Eve, Julia Styles and Byung-hun Lee.
Release plans were not revealed but a potential first quarter 2016 opening is being eyed.Deceit tells of an ambitious young lawyer (Duhamel) who takes on a big case against a ruthless executive of a pharmaceutical company (Hopkins), only to find himself drawn into a murder case in which he is the prime suspect.
Adam Mason and Simon Boyes (The Hangman) wrote the screenplay, which was originally set-up at Skydance Productions.
The film is being produced by Ellen Wander with William DeLaney co-producing. Scott Willmanwill serve as the line producer.
Barry Brooker, Stan Wertlieb and Chris Brown are the executive producers and Ryan Black is the co-executive producer.
The project was brought into the studio by Brooker and Wertlieb.