Highlights
- Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of the anthology film Deepest, Darkest. Marc Bernardin and Tiffany Smith created the film.
- A host of television writers will step behind the camera to direct segments of the film.
- Deepest, Darkest is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of the genre showcase, anthology film Deepest, Darkest from writer-director Marc Bernardin. She joins Tiffany Smith, who co-created the film with Bernardin. Also starring in the film are Ernie Hudson, Phil LaMarr, Yetide Badaki, Raymond Lee, and Caitlin Bassett. More casting announcements are expected soon. The film is executive produced by Akela Cooper and David Dastmalchian.
Dawson said, “I’m a big fan of… well, I guess I shouldn’t tell you which project I’m working on but all of the writers and directors [on Deepest, Darkest] are amazing so getting a chance to work with them was an opportunity that I didn’t want to miss.”
RELATED: Tiffany Smith Chats Masters of the Universe: Revelation and Her Love for Andra
Who Are These Writers and Directors?
Bernardin has invited a number of television writers to step into the role of director “to tell stories of horror, suspense, dark comedy, and edgy science fiction, each revolving around that most human of impulses: the keeping of secrets.” The all-star list includes LaToya Morgan (The Walking Dead, Duster), Deric A Hughes & Benjamin Raab (Quantum Leap, The Flash), Ubah Mohamed (The Handmaid’s Tale, Avatar: The Last Airbender), Lamont Magee (Black Lightning, Star Wars: The Young Jedi Adventures), Sujata Day (Insecure, Definition Please), and Kevin Avery (The Great North, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver) are all stepping behind the camera, many for the first time.
RELATED: Rosario Dawson Joins Timothy Olyphant in Netflix’s Terminator Zero
What’s Deepest, Darkest About?
Like Bernadin’s short film Splinter, Deepest Darkest will be crowdfunded. According the Kickstarter page, “Deepest, Darkest is an anthology that weaves together stories of horror, suspense, dark comedy, and edgy science fiction, each revolving around that most human of impulses: the keeping of secrets. Our central character is Tara, a survivor of a devastating accident who now suffers from short-term memory loss — and who makes ends meet by hiring herself out as sort of a freelance confessionist.
Over the course of these eight chapters, we’ll examine that part of the human condition we keep closest to the vest. Guilt. Damage. Pain. And how through the telling of these stories we might exorcise that pain. Oh, and Tara will find herself in mortal danger. A lot.”
- Colin Farrell’s SUGAR Renewed by Apple TV+ for Season 2 - October 2, 2024
- Everything Coming to Netflix in October 2024 - September 26, 2024
- Everything Coming to Disney+ in October 2024 - September 24, 2024
