Oscar and Emmy winner Melissa Leo has joined the cast of Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax’s action-thriller “Supermax,” starring Will Smith.
David Gordon Green directs the film, which follows two FBI agents investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the impenetrable walls of a maximum-security prison. Lee — whose role remains under wraps — joins the previously announced ensemble cast led by Smith, AnnaSophia Robb, Jason Clarke, and Jaafar Jackson. The movie also features Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Andrés Almeida, Martin Bats Bradford, and Erika Ringor.
“Supermax” is currently in production in New South Wales, Australia, with Gordon Green (“Halloween”) directing from a script by David Weil and David J. Rosen (“Hunters,” “Invasion”). In May, Amazon MGM acquired the worldwide rights to the movie from Miramax for $70 million, with the film slated for release on Prime Video.
The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing the film with Smith and Adam Fishbach for Smith’s company Westbrook Studios. Weil and Rosen will also serve as executive producers alongside Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, president of film Alexandra Loewy, COO Thom Zadra, and senior VP Spencer Ela. James Lassiter and Miguel Melendez will also executive produce for Westbrook Studios.
Leo’s acclaimed filmography is highlighted by her Oscar-winning performance in David O. Russell’s “The Fighter,” plus a nomination for “Frozen River.” On TV, Leo won an Emmy for her work on FX’s “Louie.” She was previously nominated for HBO’s “Mildred Pierce” and “All The Way.” Leo’s resume also includes “King Ivory,” “The Knife,” “Prisoners,” “The Equalizer,” “Novitiate,” “I Know This Much Is True” and “I’m Dying Up Here.”
Leo most recently starred in Paramount’s supernatural horror film “Passenger,” which is now streaming on Paramount+, and she just wrapped a lead role opposite Lili Reinhart in Sean Byrne’s “The Mannequin” for Studiocanal. Leo will also appear in Josh Penn Soskin’s “The Rooster Prince,” opposite Shia LaBeouf and Jackson White. She is represented by Gersh.
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