Toni Collette Joins Anna Kendrick in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Stowaway’ (Exclusive)

Toni Collette will star opposite Anna Kendrick in the sci-fi thriller “Stowaway.”The movie marks the second feature from Joe Penna and Ryan Morrison, the duo behind “Arctic,” a survival film that premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

“Stowaway” will be directed by Penna, who will co-write the script with Morrison.The story revolves around a mission headed to Mars, where an unintended stowaway accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceship’s life support systems.

Facing dwindling resources and a potentially grim outcome, a medical researcher (Kendrick) emerges as the only dissenting voice against the clinical logic of both her commander (Collette) and the ship’s biologist.Morrison will also serve as executive producer.

Xyz Films will produce alongside Augenschein Filmproduktion and Rise Pictures.

Rise Visual Effects Studios will provide VFX.

Xyz and CAA Media Finance are arranging financing for the film and handling worldwide sales at the coming Efm in Berlin.

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