Breeda Uhl and Natasha Halevi are set to star in Sander Gusineau’s female-led thriller Cottontail.
Wool stars as Gwynnie Vail, described as “a cunning escaped convict hiding in a remote cabin near the Idaho-Oregon border.” According to the official logline, “When sisters Autumn (Halevi) and Summer (Leah Shannon) arrive across state lines in search of abortion pills, Gwynnie engages them in a brutal psychological game that tests loyalty, survival, and control.”
“I’ve always admired characters like Gwynnie Bale, who are wild and unrestrained and operate outside of society’s rules,” Wool said. “‘Cottontail’ honors the slasher tradition while subverting it.”
For Halevi, the film is “an incisive and multifaceted exploration of survival and sisterhood in a world not made for women.”
Wool has numerous screen credits to date, including “Mr. Mercedes,” “National Treasure: The Edge of History” and “The Walking Dead: The Living.” She also recently made a guest appearance on “NCIS.” Halevi has previously appeared in “Peacemaker,” “Superman,” and “The Buildout.”
Co-stars include Shannon (“Ouidji: A New Beginning”) and Lee Arenberg (“Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Once Upon a Time”). Arenberg plays the sisters’ domineering father.
Cottontail is Gusinov’s feature directorial debut. His screenplay, “Big Sisters,” was the Grand Prize winner of the 2022 ScreenCraft Feature Competition, and he holds a master’s degree in playwriting and screenwriting from Columbia University.
Gusinov told Variety that he wrote the film’s script in response to “a cultural moment where people are pushed to extremes just to cope, and we feel increasingly unstable.”
Wool is in charge of innovative artists. Halevi by exclusive artist agency. Shannon from Big Fish Talent. Arenberg is managed by David Gook of Vanguard Management Group.
“Cottontail” is produced by Mikila Bordner, Morgan Raymond, Jason Wilkinson, and Gucineau.
