From Variety · Naman Ramachandran · · 1m 20s
A 'Severance' producer just backed an Indian horror film
Nicholas Weinstock is attaching his name to 'Tongue,' a fantasy-horror feature out of India with Sayani Gupta in front of and behind the camera.
In brief
Nicholas Weinstock is attaching his name to 'Tongue,' a fantasy-horror feature out of India with Sayani Gupta in front of and behind the camera. 'Tongue' has a 'Severance' producer, a lead actor doubling as producer, and a TIFF co-production slot, all before it has shot a frame of buzz. Originally reported by Variety.
A 'Severance' name signs on
Nicholas Weinstock, executive producer of Apple TV+'s 'Severance,' has joined the Indian fantasy-horror feature 'Tongue.'
The film is called 'Tongue'
It is a fantasy-horror feature written and directed by Krishnarjun Bhattacharya, blending genre scares with something stranger.
Sayani Gupta leads it
Gupta stars in the film and is not just acting. She carries the project on screen while holding a stake in how it gets made.
She produces it too
Gupta serves as the film's Indian producer, working alongside Weinstock's banner Invention Studios and Divya D'Souza.
A lab spot opened doors
'Tongue' earned a place in the South Asian Canadian Film Federation's Indo-Canadian Producers' Lab, a pipeline built for exactly this kind of cross-border pairing.
Toronto puts it on stage
The Toronto Film Festival will showcase the film through its Indo-Canadian co-production market, where financing and partners get locked in.
The short version
'Tongue' has a 'Severance' producer, a lead actor doubling as producer, and a TIFF co-production slot, all before it has shot a frame of buzz.
