Rosario Dawson is set to star in the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Unmerciful Good Fortune. She will also produce the film which is being adapted from award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez’s show of the same name.
In the film, Dawson will play Maritza Cruz, “a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people.
“Fatima’s defense takes a darkly mysterious turn when she claims to have the psychic ability to see how someone will die when she touches them and reveals she is killing people to prevent a ‘fate worse than death.’”
Dawson said in a statement: “Unmerciful Good Fortune is one of those truly rare projects that grabs you out of the gate and just doesn’t let go. It’s smart, scary, original and heartbreaking.
“From the drop, it struck me and I knew I had to come onboard to produce it as well because I simply couldn’t risk it never seeing the light of day because it—it’s not that it doesn’t fit into a box—it simply defies boxes.”
Producer Tom DeSanto added: “Unmerciful Good Fortune is one of those roller coaster rides which is the reason people go to the movies. It descends the audience into a shadowy world they have not seen before, like SE7EN. With an ending that people will be talking about for days after, that is as iconic as ‘I see dead people’ from The Sixth Sense.”
Producer Corey Large said: “It’s a mystery that is going to keep everyone guessing and up the game for what audiences can expect from a thriller. I was hooked the moment I read it and kept thinking about it after and Rosario is the perfect person to bring it to life.”
Tirsa Hacksaw, a veteran A.C.E. film and TV editor who is making her feature directorial debut with the film.
Source: Deadline
