EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is in development on Ally Clark, a new thriller starring Oscar winner Viola Davis, who will produce alongside Rocky Oscar winner Irwin Winkler.
The project brings Davis back to Amazon on the heels of G20, a recent action thriller that landed the #1 spot on Nielsen’s Movie chart debut week with 516 million minutes streamed.
Ally Clark takes us from the marble halls of Washington, D.C. to the sweltering bayous of Louisiana and the icy peaks of Alaska, following investigator Ally Clark (Davis) as she embarks on a perilous inquiry into an international conglomerate following the suspicious death of a close friend.
Phillip Noyce (Clear and Present Danger, Salt) will direct from a script by Jose Ruisanchez and Winkler. Producers include Winkler Films’ Charles Winkler, David Winkler, and Ruisanchez, and JuVee Productions’ Davis and Julius Tennon. JuVee Productions’ Melanie Clark will exec produce.
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Prior to G20, Davis was seen in hit films including The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Air, and The Woman King. Upcoming, the EGOT winner has Gina Prince-Bythewood’s adaptation of the Tomi Adeyemi novel Children of Blood and Bone for Paramount, among other projects. She is repped by CAA, Lasher Group, and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.
Noyce is the director behind films including Salt, The Quiet American, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, all the way back to Dead Calm. Most recently, he directed the action thriller Fast Charlie starring Pierce Brosnan and Morena Baccarin. He is repped by UTA, Anonymous Content, Fineman Entertainment, and Ziffren Brittenham.
