Keira Knightley, Alicia Vikander and Jamie Dornan are set to star in the dark comedy The Worst.
Protagonist Pictures and Logical Pictures International are launching world sales at the upcoming European Film Market.
The film is written and will be directed by Simon Woods (Hansard). Producers are Andy Berg and John Sachs of Eclipse Films, alongside Josh Hyams of Promise Pictures. Frédéric Fiore, Ryan Wickers and Andrei Kamarowsky serve as executive producers for Logical Pictures Group, alongside Dave Bishop, James Pugh, and George Hamilton for Protagonist. Erin Kellyman rounds out the cast.
Logical Content Venture will finance, while UTA Independent Film Group will co-represent domestic rights.
The film’s synopsis reads: Socialite Emily Fisher (Vikander) and her husband Max invite their equally wealthy friends to their new chateau in France for the night. Among the guests are a group of people who really can’t stand each other: Holly (Knightley), a struggling diversity consultant who continuously clashes with everyone until she gets a migraine, and Danny (Dornan), a quick-witted talent agent that name-drops his client list every chance he gets. As the evening begins to unravel and dark secrets are revealed, waitress Niamh (Kellyman) finds herself right in the middle of their chaos.
“I want audiences to have a great time watching The Worst — to be drawn in by these vivid, over-the-top comic characters, their messy, uncomfortable relationships, and the squirm of it all,” Woods said in a statement.
“I want to dare the audience to like these people, bringing them right up to the line of almost agreeing with them, and in doing so, hold a satirical mirror up to the moment we’re living in. We’re building a film full of twists and turns, and there’s no better dream ensemble than this one to deliver every unexpected beat.”