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Production scheduled for Ireland in February 2024.

Hero Fiennes Tiffin, star of the YA After franchise, has signed on to play the lead in Irish thriller Mr. Smith, which Fortitude International will introduce to buyers at AFM this week.

Declan O’Dwyer (Miss Scarlett And The Duke) will direct from his previously titled Black List screenplay Broken Cove, with Zoe Rocha of RubyRock Pictures on board to produce.

Production is scheduled to commence production in Ireland in February 2024.

Fiennes Tiffin, one of the most in-demand actors whose credits include Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince and The Woman King, will play the titular Smith,...

Keira Knightley‘s next role has been revealed!

The 38-year-old actress has been cast in the leading role of Conception, an upcoming science-fiction thriller.

Keep reading to find out more details about the film…

The movie’s plot revolves around a dystopian society in which the British government has taken control over parenting.

The official synopsis reads: “Conception is a sci-fi thriller set in the not-too-distant future of Britain, where the government has taken authoritarian rule over parenting. The film follows Rita (Knightley), a loyal civil servant and believer in the unforgiving system she upholds, until unexpected events endanger her own parental status, rendering her victim to the same laws she so readily inflicted on others,” per Deadline.

Conception will be written and directed by Camille Griffin, with Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler attached as producers. Keira previously worked with Camille on the 2021 film Silent Night.

Earlier this year, Keira...

Atonement and Pirates of the Caribbean franchise star Keira Knightley is gearing up to star in a dystopian science-fiction thriller, Conception, about the British government assuming control over parenting. Directed and written by Camille Griffin, Conception preys on the fears of parents worldwide, who, at some point or another, have experienced nightmares about undesirable parties overseeing their child’s development, wants, and needs. Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler produce through Maven Screen Media, with Fortitude taking the lead on international sales at the upcoming American Film Market event.

“Conception is a sci-fi thriller set in the not-too-distant future of Britain, where the government has taken authoritarian rule over parenting,” the official synopsis reads. “The film follows Rita (Knightley), a loyal civil servant and believer in the unforgiving system she upholds, until unexpected events endanger her own parental status, rendering her victim to the same laws she so readily inflicted on others.

Add another intriguing upcoming Keira Knightley alongside Jay Barton‘s “Black Doves.” Deadline reports that the actress will star in the dystopian sci-fi thriller “Conception,” which takes place in a world where the British government has taken control over parenting. The film marks a reunion between Knightley and director Camille Griffin after working on 2021’s “Silent Night” together.

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Exclusive: Oscar nominee Keira Knightley is set to star in dystopian sci-fi thriller Conception, in which the British government has taken control over parenting.

Written and directed by Camille Griffin (Silent Night), Celine Rattray and Trudie Styler are producing for Maven Screen Media and Fortitude is launching for international sales at the upcoming AFM.

CAA and Range Media Partners are handling domestic sales. Fortitude is also financing the film, which will be a UK production produced under an Equity contract.

The official synopsis reads: “Conception is a sci-fi thriller set in the not-too-distant future of Britain, where the government has taken authoritarian rule over parenting. The film follows Rita (Knightley), a loyal civil servant and believer in the unforgiving system she upholds, until unexpected events endanger her own parental status, rendering her victim to the same laws she so readily inflicted on others.

The film reunites Knightley and Griffin, who...