Maika Monroe, Brandon Sklenar, Paul Dano, Michael Shannon and Judy Greer Join Romantic Thriller VEGAS: A LOVE STORY
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, known for films The White Tiger, 99 Homes and Chop Shop, has entered production this week in Las Vegas on Vegas: A Love Story, a sensual romance with thriller elements that boasts an all-star cast including Maika Monroe (Longlegs), Brandon Sklenar (The Housemaid), Paul Dano (The Batman), Michael Shannon (Nuremberg), and Judy Greer (Ant-Man), as well as previously announced actors Beau Foxx, Maximilliana, Dylan Flashner, and Natasha Yi.
Directed by Bahrani from a script written with Bahareh Azimi, Vegas: A Love Story unfolds beneath the glow of the Las Vegas Strip, where Dillon (Monroe), a gifted graphic designer hustling for work, falls into a passionate, unexpected romance with Freddy (Sklenar), a welder and single father struggling to rebuild his life.
As Dillon hides the fact that she’s living out of her car, Freddy’s wary in-laws (Shannon and Greer) step in to protect their grandson. The return of Ryder (Dano), Dillon’s charming but self-destructive ex, threatens to unravel everything.
Bahrani said of the project, “I’ve spent over a year in Las Vegas to write and prepare this film, a story about people living close to the edge, who don’t believe they deserve love, and find it anyway.
“My leads; Maika Monroe and Brandon Sklenar supported by Paul Dano, Michael Shannon, and Judy Greer. When you have an ensemble this extraordinary then the film can grow from the inside out, revealing itself through the process.
“And, a bittersweet thanks to my friend and former producer, the late Kevin Turen for connecting me with producer Jason Michael Berman, who has believed in my vision from the very start, and to Andrea Bucko and all my incredible producers and executive producers for supporting me.”
via: Deadline