09 May ‘Salvable’: First Look At Toby Kebbell & Shia LaBeouf In Boxing Crime-Drama; Sales Continuing In Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: Production has wrapped in Wales on boxing crime-drama Salvable, starring Toby Kebbell (For All Mankind), Shia LaBeouf (Fury) and James Cosmo (Game Of Thrones). Above is a first-look image.
Metro International Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and has pre-sold the film in a raft of territories including to Capelight in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Nos Lusomundo in Portugal, Discovery in Former Yugoslavia, Violator Cinema in CIS, and Phoenicia in the Middle East.
Kebbel plays Sal, aka “The Bull”, a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40 who is fighting more than his opponents. With a life of regrets and fading dreams, his chance at redemption comes knocking in the form of illegal boxing, introduced by the sudden return of his old friend, Vince (Labeouf). Sal faces a dilemma: seize the shot at resurgence or preserve the bond with his daughter, Molly (Lord Cassidy).
Salvable marks the debut feature of UK-based directing duo Franklin & Marchetta (Björn Franklin & Johnny Marchetta), known for their music video work. Producers are Jamie Gamache and Connor O’Hara for Lowkey Films, and Julien Loeffler and James Kermack for Featuristic Films. Casting has been conducted by Aisling Knight of CBA Casting. Simon Plunket is the Director of Photography.
Production finance was supplied by Principal Film Finance, Moo Studios Inc, Lipsync Productions & Violator Cinema Distribution. Executive producers are Will Machin, Sam Parker and Michael Yates for Metro, Tom George for Principal Film Finance, Jeremy Walton and David Lyons for Moo Studios Inc, Norman Merry, Peter Hampden and Mark Foligno for Lipsync Productions, Juraj Barabas and Aleksey Ageyev for Violator and Elora Thevenet.