Mahershala Ali Will Star in a Genre-Bending Film For Apple TV+ Titled SWAN SONG
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Greenbook) is set to star in and produce what is being described as a “genre-bending drama” titled Swan Song.
The story for the film is set in the near future and it “explores how far someone will go, and how much they’ll sacrifice, to make a happier life for the people they love.”
The film will be directed by Academy Award winner Benjamin Cleary, who also wrote the project. He said in a statement:
“I’ve been developing ‘Swan Song’ for a while and when I sat down with Apple it was immediately clear they completely understood my vision. Once Mahershala agreed to join us I knew we had something really special. To be making this movie with Mahershala and Anonymous at Apple is an absolute dream.”
Matt Dentler, Apple’s head of feature development and acquisitions added:
“Benjamin’s script for ‘Swan Song’ immediately connected with us. We cannot wait to bring Benjamin’s vision together with Mahershala’s undeniable talent to deliver this powerfully layered story to audiences around the world.”
Adam Shulman (Defending Jacob) and Jacob Perlin (The Amazing Johnathan Documentary) are producing the film as well, and they said:
“Benjamin Cleary is a rare talent who deftly weaves human emotion into his filmmaking in a way that harkens to many of the great films that began at Anonymous Content such as ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Being John Malkovich’. We are tremendously grateful to be working with Mahershala Ali and Ben on this thought-provoking project, that we’re sure will be a conversation starter.”
Apple will release Swan Song theatrically as well as Apple TV+.
Source: Variety