Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman to Star In Cycling Thriller Film PUMPING BLACK

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Jonathan Bailey (Jurassic World Rebirth, Wicked: For Good) is teaming up with Oscar winner Natalie Portman (May December, Black Swan) for Pumping Black, a psychological thriller set in the competitive and cutthroat world of professional cycling. Anton will launch international sales at Cannes with CAA co-repping the U.S.

The feature will be directed by Mimi Cave, best known for directing the 2022 horror flick Fresh, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan, and 2025 comedy-mystery film Holland, starring Nicole Kidman. Cave will direct from a screenplay by Haley Hope Bartels.

Pumping Black follows cyclist Taylor Mace, who at 35-years-old is finding himself aging out of the sport. He is taken under the wing of Andrea Lathe, a doctor driven by her own thirst for victory and power. As the race to the Tour de France progresses, Taylor must take increasingly dark measures to protect his secret.

According to the description, it’s an “adrenaline fueled, dangerous thriller” likened to both Whiplash and Black Swan.

via: Variety

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