The Rendezvous (upcoming film)
| The Rendezvous | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amin Matalqa |
| Produced by |
Dan Halsted Tricia Gibbs |
| Written by | Terrel Seltzer |
| Based on |
A New Song by Sarah Isaias |
| Starring |
Raza Jaffrey Stana Katic Alfonso Bassave Ronald Guttman Glenn Fleshler Darby Stanchfield Nadim Sawalha |
| Music by | Austin Wintory |
| Edited by | Sasha Dylan Bell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Rendezvous is an upcoming action-adventure film directed by Amin Matalqa with a screenplay by Terrel Seltzer. It is based on the book A New Song by Sarah Isaias. The film stars Raza Jaffrey, Stana Katic, Alfonso Bassave, Ronald Guttman, Glenn Fleshler, Darby Stanchfield, and Nadim Sawalha.
Plot
Rachel, a Jewish-American doctor, teams up with Jake, an Arab-American government bureaucrat, as she tries to solve the mysterious death of Rachel's treasure hunting brother. Racing around the world, they find themselves being hunted by a doomsday group calling themselves the Armageddonites who believe Rachel and Jake possess an ancient script discovered by Rachel's brother that could bring about the end of days. Caught in the middle of a plot to hasten the end of mankind, Rachel and Jake need to solve a murder, save the world and discover for themselves that treasure is where you find it.
Cast
- Raza Jaffrey as Jake
- Stana Katic as Rachel
- Alfonso Bassave as Beltran Reyes
- Ronald Guttman
- Glenn Fleshler as Conrad Hanley
- Darby Stanchfield as Ruthie
- Nadim Sawalha
- Uma Halsted
- Charles K. Redlinger
Production
In February through to March 2015, director Matalqa scouted Jordan for filming locations which took three weeks before filming began.[1][2]
Post-production began on June 29, 2015, with Sasha Dylan Bell being announced as the editor on the same day.[3]
On July 17, 2015, Austin Wintory was revealed to be composing the film.[4]
Casting
On July 2, 2015, Stana Katic and Raza Jaffrey were officially announced as the leads of the film, after principal photography was completed. Alfonso Bassave, Ronald Guttman, Glenn Fleshler, Darby Stanchfield, and Nadim Sawalha were also officially announced on the same day.[5]
Filming
Principal photography finished on June 25, 2015.[6] Filming took place in Petra, Jordan, and Los Angeles, United States.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Amin Matalqa (February 20, 2015). "Off to #Jordan to start a new adventure. Time to get some #filmmaking going on". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Amin Matalqa (March 7, 2015). "Two weeks of preproduction down. Amazing locations across #jordan Ready for week three.". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Amin Matalqa (June 29, 2015). "First day of post production. With editor extraordinaire @SashaDylanBell #theRendezvous". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ filmmusicreporter (July 2, 2015). "Austin Wintory to Score Amin Matalqa's 'The Rendezvous'". filmmusicreporter
.com . Retrieved July 22, 2015. External link in|publisher=(help) - ↑ Ali Jaafar (July 2, 2015). "Stana Katic & Raza Jaffrey To Star In Amin Matalqa's 'The Rendezvous'". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ Stana Katic (June 26, 2015). "Picture wrap:Finished principal photography on The Rendezvous yesterday. W/my director @AminMatalqa Jerome & Vlad". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Amin Matalqa (June 26, 2015). "Final day of filming in LA.". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Amin Matalqa (June 26, 2015). "From the deserts of #jordan to the hills of #Hollywood, it's a picture wrap.". Twitter. Retrieved July 22, 2015.