Al Pacino Set to Star Alongside Charlie Heaton in BILLY KNIGHT
Al Pacino is set to star alongside Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton in the upcoming indie drama Billy Knight. The movie marks the feature film debut of writer and director Alec Griffen Roth, and it also stars Diana Silvers (Space Force, Booksmart).
The film follows grad school students Alex (Heaton) and Emily (Silvers) “as they traverse their aspiring careers as filmmakers. Alex is also grappling with the grief of losing his father, a failed screenwriter. The only thing his dad left him was a box of unfinished scripts and a handkerchief with the name ‘Billy Knight’ embroidered on it. Alex embarks on a magical Hollywood adventure to track down the Billy Knight all while navigating the line between fiction and reality.”
Roth said in a statement: “Billy Knight is a love letter to cinema, a fantasy steeped in the history of this great art form. It’s also the tale of two struggling artists, an introspective struggle of a young man trying to find his voice, and discovering what’s important in life. Having the incomparable Al Pacino and the incredible talents Charlie Heaton and Diana Silvers in the film is a dream come true.”
The movie begins shooting this week in Los Angeles, and it sounds like a solid film project that will tell a great story. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Source: Deadline