Michael Pitt Joins Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan in the Paramedic Drama Thriller BLACK FLIES
Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Pitt is set to star alongside Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan and Katherine Waterston in the opening paramedic drama-thriller Black Flies.
The film is based on the novel by Shannon Burke, and the story follows “the paramedics who save our lives—and the toll it inflicts on theirs. It is an immersive view of life on the streets and one medic’s struggle to maintain his desire to help despite his growing fear that nothing he can do will make a difference.”
It’s the story of lives that “hang in the balance and the choices of two men caught in the middle. Ollie Cross (Sheridan) is ready to do good. In preparation for his dream of medical school, he hits the streets driving an ambulance alongside Rutkovsky (Penn), a grizzled veteran and one of New York’s best medics.”
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire is directing the movie with Ryan King and Ben Mack Brown writing the script. The film will shoot in New York City.
Pitt was recently seen in Netflix’s Last Days Of American Crime, as well as Stephen King’s limited series Lisey’s Story. He will next be seen in the Netflix thriller Reptile opposite Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake.
Source: Deadline