Iron Sky producer Mark Overett is developing Pig Hunt, a violent thriller about a family man who gets caught up in a deadly cat-and-mouse game in the Australian Outback.
The film will be co-produced by Overett’s New Holland Pictures and UK-based Feature One. The script is by Englishman Ross Williams. No director has yet been announced. It’s set to shoot in the first half of 2014.
The project was unveiled during the Cannes Film Market. Overett said, “Pig Hunt is a project that has a clearly defined audience which is currently under-served in the market place. Working with the team at Feature One is an exciting opportunity to further explore the world of co-productions following our successful productions with Denmark, Germany, Holland, Finland and New Zealand.”
The plot follows the protagonist Doug Richards as he’s forced to choose between life or death after a young couple is killed and their stash of $2 million is found.
Feature One was founded by Tull and director Ben O’Connor in 2007. Its first feature was the drama Ana Begins. The UK company is also developing Lillemor, a co-production with the UK’s Midsummer Films and Sweden’s Little Big Productions, which will star Lina Leandersson (Let the Right One In) and Samantha Morton. Tull also wrote Zombie rom-com The Cannibal Chicken Eaters, which was optioned by UH Films and is currently seeking finance.