WestEnd Films has closed multiple international sales on “Ignition,” the high-concept thriller starring Emmy nominee Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones,” “The New Look”) that launched in Cannes.
First announced by Variety, “Ignition” was written and directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker James Erskine (“Copa 71,” “Billie”) and co-stars BAFTA nominee Rory Kinnear (“No Time to Die,” “The Diplomat”) and Lovi Poe (“Bad Man,” “Seasons”).
Deals include the U.K. (Signature Entertainment), Spain (Twelve Oaks), the Middle East (Falcon Films), CIS & Baltics (Arna Media) and Eastern Europe and Israel (Forum Film), with additional negotiations currently underway across several other territories.Currently in post-production, “Ignition” follows Sylvie Johnson (Williams), whose drive to London is thrown into chaos when an anonymous caller informs her that a bomb has been planted in her car. Trapped and cut off from any outside help, Sylvie is forced to follow the terrorist’s instructions, her every move watched, and with no choice but to deliver the ticking bomb to its target — the Royal Albert Hall. As the clock counts down, she must confront her deepest secrets, use all her wits to survive and uncover why, of all people, she’s been entangled in this elaborate terror plot.
