EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Holt (Completely Killer), Connor Swindells (Barbie), Lucy Punch (Motherland) and Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy) are in manufacturing in London on Jingle Bell Heist, a brand new rom-com that Michael Fimognari (To All of the Boys franchise) is directing for ACE Leisure.
Written by New York Instances bestselling creator and screenwriter Abby McDonald (Bridgerton), the movie follows Sophia (Holt) and Nick (Swindells), two small-time thieves who uncover they’re chasing the identical job — robbing certainly one of London’s most notorious department shops on Christmas Eve. Now, they have to reluctantly crew up, however as their emotions for one another deepen, the secrets and techniques they hold might in the end put their relationship and the heist in jeopardy.
Matt Kaplan is producing for ACE Leisure, which can be financing the function, with Christopher Foss, Matthew Janzen, Aubrey Bendix, and Braden Bochner overseeing manufacturing for the corporate. Mark Lane is exec producing on behalf of TeaShop Movies, with Shannon Gibson co-producing.
Greatest recognized for starring within the Freeform exhibits Merciless Summer time and Cloak & Dagger, Holt most not too long ago starred reverse Kiernan Shipka within the horror comedy Completely Killer produced for Amazon by Blumhouse. The actress not too long ago made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart within the traditional musical Chicago and has additionally been seen within the Freeform romantic comedy Turkey Drop.
One of many stars of Netflix’s acclaimed teen intercourse dramedy Intercourse Training, Swindells not too long ago starred reverse Dominic West and Jack O’Connell within the present Rogue Heroes for the BBC. Seen over the summer time in Greta Gerwig’s record-setting Barbie, he’ll subsequent be seen reverse Rufus Sewell in Netflix’s Scoop and as one of many leads of Nick Hamm’s 14th century drama William Inform.
Most not too long ago, Punch has been seen on Armando Iannucci’s HBO sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 and the BBC’s Motherland, in addition to in Greg Mottola’s remake of Confess, Fletch for Mirax. On the movie facet, she’s additionally been seen in titles like Into the Woods, Stand Up Guys, Dangerous Instructor and Scorching Fuzz, to call just some.
Serafinowicz starred in Prime Video’s The Tick and has additionally been seen on exhibits like Miracle Employees and Parks and Recreation. Notable movie credit embrace Guardians of the Galaxy, Shaun of the Useless, John Wick: Chapter 2 and The College for Good and Evil. A part of the solid of Netflix’s forthcoming Hen Run: Daybreak of the Nugget, he most not too long ago wrapped on Man Ritchie’s The Gents for Netflix and Amazon’s sequence Useless Scorching.
A veteran director, producer and cinematographer, Fimognari most not too long ago directed, exec produced and lensed Netflix’s hit sequence The Fall of the Home of Usher after working with creator Mike Flanagan as his DP on exhibits like The Midnight Membership, Midnight Mass, Physician Sleep and The Haunting of Hill Home. He additionally directed a few episodes of The Midnight Membership, in addition to the To All of the Boys movies P.S. I Nonetheless Love You and At all times and Endlessly.
Holt is represented by WME, Leisure 360, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes; Swindells by CAA, Hamilton Hodell within the UK and Ziffren Brittenham; Punch by the UK’s United Brokers, UTA, and MGMT Leisure; Serafinowicz by Curtis Brown Group within the UK, UTA, and three Arts Leisure; Fimognari by WME and Sloane, Supply, Weber & Dern; and McDonald by CAA, Exile Leisure, and Skrzyniarz & Mallean
