{"id":682258,"date":"2026-11-12T06:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/682258\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T06:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:52:11","slug":"wet-starring-connor-storrie-rebecca-ferguson-acquired-by-lionsgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/682258\/","title":{"rendered":"Wet, Starring Connor Storrie, Rebecca Ferguson, Acquired by Lionsgate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLionsgate has acquired the North America and U.K. distribution rights for Wet from director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/alma-harel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_alma-harel_1\" data-tag=\"alma-harel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alma Har\u2019el<\/a> (Honey Boy, Lady in the Lake), The Hollywood Reporter has learned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe film, produced by Fifth Season and 193, a Legendary Company, is set to star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/connor-storrie\/\" id=\"auto-tag_connor-storrie_1\" data-tag=\"connor-storrie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Storrie<\/a> (Heated Rivalry), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/rebecca-ferguson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_rebecca-ferguson_1\" data-tag=\"rebecca-ferguson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Ferguson<\/a> (Dune and Silo), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/odessa-azion\/\" id=\"auto-tag_odessa-azion_1\" data-tag=\"odessa-azion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odessa A\u2019zion<\/a> (Marty Supreme), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/javier-bardem\/\" id=\"auto-tag_javier-bardem_1\" data-tag=\"javier-bardem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Javier Bardem<\/a> (Biutiful and Dune), Rosal\u00eda (Euphoria) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/lukas-haas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lukas-haas_1\" data-tag=\"lukas-haas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lukas Haas<\/a> (Spider-Noir).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHar\u2019el co-wrote the screenplay with Christian Stangeby, though the plotline is being kept under wraps. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cLately, I\u2019ve had to find humor in chaos and humanity in the most unpredictable situations. I\u2019m grateful to Lionsgate for embracing a film that speaks to this wild moment in time. I\u2019m incredibly excited to bring this remarkable group of actors together and make a film that refuses to behave,\u201d the filmmaker said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHar\u2019el, Christopher Leggett and Riva Marker are serving as producers for Linden Entertainment, while Christopher Slager and Graham Taylor are executive producing with Patrick Wachsberger and Ashley Stern for 193. Scott O\u2019Brien and MaryGrace Stephenson are overseeing the project for Lionsgate, and Jordan Backhus is overseeing creative for Fifth Season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cThe script and package for Wet are undeniable,\u201d Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, wrote in a statement. \u201cWith Alma at the helm, we cannot wait to get in the water with this unbelievably talented group of people, both in front of and behind the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tChristopher Davis and Lauren Bixby negotiated the deal on behalf of the studio, while WME Independent, 193 and BALA negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tProduction for Wet is scheduled to begin in the Dominican Republic in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lionsgate has acquired the North America and U.K. distribution rights for Wet from director Alma Har\u2019el (Honey Boy,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[288508,321,121886,93,61,60,19476,288509,94286,45529,83588],"class_list":["post-682258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-alma-haru2019el","tag-celebrities","tag-connor-storrie","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-javier-bardem","tag-lukas-haas","tag-odessa-au2019zion","tag-rebecca-ferguson","tag-rosalia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}