Bridgerton breakout Phoebe Dynevor is in talks to star in an as-yet-untitled shark thriller that Tommy Wirkola (Violent Night) wrote to direct for Sony Pictures, Deadline can confirm.

Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps. But Adam McKay and Kevin Messick will produce under their Hyperobject Industries banner, with production to kick off in Australia this summer.

Best known for her role of Daphne Bridgerton in the first two seasons of the hugely popular Netflix series Bridgerton, Dynevor was also recently seen starring opposite Alden Ehrenreich in the thriller Fair Play, which the streamer picked up at Sundance following a bidding war, garnering a BAFTA nomination for her work. Up next, she’ll be seen in two more thrillers: spy pic Inheritance from filmmaker Neil Burger and Anniversary, which also stars Diane Lane, Zoey Deutch and more.

Best known for helming Uni’s holiday action comedy Violent Night starring David Harbour, which currently has a sequel in development, Wirkola’s other past credits include Paramount’s Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow, and The Trip, to name just a few.

Most recently, Hyperobject has produced the documentaries Daniel and BS High. As we were first to report back in December, McKay’s next feature as a director will be on the theme of climate change, though at present, little more is known about the project.

The InSneider’s Jeff Sneider was first to the news of Sony’s new film. Dynevor is repped by Gersh, United Agents and Luber Roklin Entertainment; Wirkola by CAA, Grandview, and Michael Schenkman at GSSC. [Source]

Phoebe Dynevor and Bella Ramsey star in the new short film “More Flames,” from Adam McKay‘s Yellow Dot Studios and Climate Spring, which marks the launch of the #FlipTheScript campaign aimed at changing the narrative around the climate crisis.

Alongside Dynevor and Ramsey, “More Flames” also features Amar Chadha-Patel (“Slip,” “Willow”) and was written and directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson (“Extinction”). The comedy-satire follows the lead actor of a fictional film-project (Dynevor), who challenges the narrative they are committing to screen, leading to a difficult conversation with their director (Chadha-Patel). Producers include Jamie Gamache for Lowkey Films and Michelle Schechter for Vantage Point.

According to a press release, the short film “aims to inspire a conversation around the ​stories we tell in our​ film and television culture in a time of climate and nature crisis. The hope is that the film will resonate with a broad range of viewers and act as a mechanism for inspiring​ talent​ engagement in a new wave of storytelling and a sense of possibility in addressing the climate crisis.”

The #FlipTheScript campaign already counts among its supporters ​​​Chadha-Patel, Green Rider Team, Will Attenborough, Danusia Samal, Fehinti Balogun, ​​Paapa Essiedu and Ali Dowling. The initiative “spotlights the screen industry’s power to rewrite the dominant ‘doomsday’ narrative in our culture,” a press release states, noting that “the fear-based communications that are typically the way the issue is communicated are putting us all into a state of paralysis, further perpetuating the sense of inevitable doom.”

“In order for audiences to feel empowered​ to act on the climate crisis​, they need to be shown the real root cases of the crisis (not about making everyone feel guilty but understanding the powers that are holding us back), and most crucially the route out of the chaos,” the release continues. “The new initiative aims to empower the leading ​screen talent​ to use their voices and platforms to tell the greatest story of our time — the story of transition away from climate chaos to regeneration.”
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Phoebe Dynevor attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills. You can go to the gallery to take a look to the beautiful photos!

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