8 September, 2007
By Wendy Mitchell in Toronto Source: Screen Daily
Liebesman previously directed 2006 hit The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Chloe Sevigny is attached to star and further casting will be announced soon.
Manbreak is about four people who sign up for a psychology research study but discover they are actually subjects in a classified government programme. The story is based on true events.
Producers are Eleven Eleven Films’ Ross M Dinerstein and Bobby Schwartz and Management 360’s Guymon Casady and Ben Forkner
Dinerstein said: “With Jonathan’s talent and this captivating script, this project is a rare opportunity for both critical and commercial success.”
ContentFilm International’s president Jamie Carmichael added: “Manbreak just gets you and doesn’t let go, and Jonathan’s stellar box office record speaks for itself.”
ContentFilm’s Toronto slate also includes Peter Greenaway’s Rembrandt project Nightwatching.