EXCLUSIVE: Carol Kane, Stephanie Allynne, Joanna Scanlan, Lennie James and Jessica Gunning are joining Angelina Jolie, Aimee Lou Wood and Jason Segel in the pic Anxious People with Marc Forster directing. David Magee penned the script.
The story is set the day before Christmas Eve, when an investment banker (Jolie) begrudgingly finds herself mingling with a group of strangers at an open house. When a reluctant bank robber (Wood) inadvertently takes the group hostage, chaos and oversharing ensues, secrets are revealed, and literally nothing goes according to plan.
It’s a poignant, charming film about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined. Anxious People explores the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness and hope — the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.
The pic is produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro of Hope Studios and Renée Wolfe of 2DUX2, with Forster, Magee, Neda Backman and Samantha Waite executive producing. World Wide Word, the newly formed financing entity of 2DUX2, and Black Bear provided financing for the film. Black Bear is handling the international sales of the movie, and WME Independent is repping domestically.
The production is the first to use the newly launched Pinewood Indie Film Hub, a dedicated production facility for independent filmmakers at the iconic Pinewood Studios.