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Renée Zellweger to Lead David Yates’ Thriller Phantom Son as AGC Boards

Sales begin at AFM next week under AGC financing, targeting a Q1 2026 start.

Overview

  • AGC Studios will finance and co-produce the film, with AGC International and CAA Media Finance co-representing worldwide rights.
  • Sales on the package are set to launch at the American Film Market next week.
  • Production is planned to begin in Q1 2026 as additional casting continues.
  • The project stems from an original screenplay by Ian Scott McCullough and was developed by Renée Zellweger and Carmella Casinelli at Big Picture Co.
  • David Yates directs the psychological thriller about a runaway and a woman who becomes convinced he is her son abducted two decades earlier.