Rosamund Pike will star in and Fabula’s Pablo Larrain and Juan de Dios Larraín will produce Rich Flu, a high concept EFM sales title from The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia which Sierra/Affinity is introducing to buyers.
Gaztelu-Urrutia will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Pedro Rivero about a strange disease that kills off billionaires, millionaires and anyone with some sort of fortune. The social commentary chimes with The Platform (El Hoya), the Spaniard’s TIFF 2019 selection which was snapped up by Netflix and takes place in a prison where food is allocated according to status.
Production on Rich Flu is scheduled to commence in autumn. Producers include Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín via Fabula, their Chilean production powerhouse behind Spencer, Jackie and No. Also producing are Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls through Nostromo Pictures, Carlos Juárez, Gaztelu-Urrutia and Albert Soler. CAA Media Finance represents US rights.
“Rich Flu is an immense physical saga, full of twists, obstacles, and surprises. But, above all, it is a complex and provocative emotional journey to the depths of the human soul and the pinnacles of our glorious self-indulgence,” said Gaztelu-Urrutia. “Only an artist with the bravery and intelligence of Rosamund Pike could bring this film to life. I’m extremely grateful for the incredible and highly-respected team at Sierra/Affinity for their support in sharing our project at the Berlin market.”
Sierra/Affinity MD and EVP Kristen Figeroid added, “We are thrilled to be working with Galder and his innovative filmmaking team to bring this project to the EFM. His vision for Rich Flu expands his world-building capabilities to a global stage for this timely, unflinching thriller.”
Pike earned an Oscar nomination for her starring role in David Fincher’s Gone Girl and she won the Golden Globe for I Care A Lot (pictured). She currently appears in TV series The Wheel Of Time on Amazon Prime Video.
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