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are set to star in the indie drama “
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Pic currently stars Boyd Holbrook, Macy Gray and Rhys Wakefield, with Knate Gwaltney writing and directing the pic.
Story follows a homeless man living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row who finds himself the target of a group of rich, trouble-making teenagers who are paying the underprivileged to fight each other.
Michael Witherill is producing and financing through his MJW Pictures banner. Michael Roiff will also join as a producer.
Howard is coming off some his best reviews in years with the Warner Bros. and Alcon pic “Prisoners.” He is repped by CAA.
The CAA and 3 Arts repped Church was most recently in “Lucky Them” with Toni Collette.
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