Cate Blanchett will star in helmer-scribe David Mamet's “Blackbird,” a present-day Hitchcockian nailbiter turning on a secret explanation for the 1963 assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
Blanchett plays Janet, who travels to Los Angeles for the funeral of her grandfather, a Hollywood visual effects artist who moonlighted for U.S. special ops agencies. Her grandfather’s well-kept secrets become a threat to her, forcing Janet to discover the truth about a man who dedicated his life to making illusion reality.
“Blackbird” is produced by Said Ben Said’s Paris-based Sbs Prods., which established a reputation from its 2010 launch for producing films by heavyweight directors aimed at adult audiences: Roman Polanski's "Carnage"; Brian De Palma's "Passion" and David Cronenberg's upcoming "Maps to the Stars".
http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/cake-blanchett-david-mamet-blackbird-1200481649/
Blanchett plays Janet, who travels to Los Angeles for the funeral of her grandfather, a Hollywood visual effects artist who moonlighted for U.S. special ops agencies. Her grandfather’s well-kept secrets become a threat to her, forcing Janet to discover the truth about a man who dedicated his life to making illusion reality.
“Blackbird” is produced by Said Ben Said’s Paris-based Sbs Prods., which established a reputation from its 2010 launch for producing films by heavyweight directors aimed at adult audiences: Roman Polanski's "Carnage"; Brian De Palma's "Passion" and David Cronenberg's upcoming "Maps to the Stars".
http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/cake-blanchett-david-mamet-blackbird-1200481649/