The Fallout (film)

The Fallout is an upcoming American high school drama film written and directed by Megan Park. It stars Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Will Ropp, Niles Fitch, Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen and John Ortiz.

The Fallout
Directed byMegan Park
Produced by
  • David Brown
  • Giulia Prenna
  • Joannie Burstein
  • Rebecca Miller
  • Cara Shine
  • Todd Lundbohm
  • Shaun Sanghani
Written byMegan Park
Starring
CinematographyKristen Correll
Production
companies
  • Clear Horizon
  • The Burstein Company
  • 828 Media Capital
  • Clear Media Finance
  • SSS Film Capital
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

High schooler Vada navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy. Relationships with her family, friends and view on the world are forever altered.

Cast

Production

Casting

In February 2020, it was announced Jenna Ortega had joined the cast of the film, with Megan Park directing from a screenplay she wrote.[1] In April 2020, Maddie Ziegler joined the cast of the film.[2] In May 2020, Will Ropp joined the cast of the film.[3] In August 2020, Niles Fitch, Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen, and John Ortiz joined the cast of the film.[4][5]

Filming

Filming was slated to begin in March 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal photography began in August 2020[6] and wrapped on September 11. [7]

Release

On December 8th, it was announced that Universal Pictures was in talks to buy the international distribution rights with a likely release sometime in 2021.[8]

References
  1. Wiseman, Andreas (February 22, 2020). "'You' Star Jenna Ortega To Lead Cast In High-School Drama 'The Fallout' From Writer-Director Megan Park – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. Galuppo, Mia (April 17, 2020). "Maddie Ziegler Joins Jenna Ortega in Teen Drama 'The Fallout' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. Day-Ramos, Dino (May 18, 2020). "Lexy Kolker Joins 'Manifest West', 'The Fallout' Adds Will Ropp". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 14, 2020). "'This Is Us' Actor Niles Fitch Joins Jenna Ortega In 'The Fallout'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. Wiseman, Andreas (August 31, 2020). "'The Fallout': Shailene Woodley, Julie Bowen & John Ortiz Join Jenna Ortega & Maddie Ziegler In High School Drama Filming In LA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  6. Park, Megan (August 11, 2020). "I started directing my first feature film last week. It's also world breastfeeding week so I thought this picture of me pumping and eating a lactation cookie in between set ups was fitting. Pumping/feeding while working is really hard but women are gd queens and we can do it all?! I'm proud of us?! ❤️🤭😷". Instagram. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. Miller, Bec (September 11, 2020). "That's a wrap on @the_fallout_movie! Can't wait to share this one. Worked with truly the best cast and crew who worked so hard while masked during a pandemic to bring this to life. This is the closest we all got to each other in the last month. Lol. Thank You". Instagram. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. Wiseman, Andreas (2020-12-08). "Universal Taking All International Rights To 'The Fallout' Starring Jenna Ortega, Maddie Ziegler, Shailene Woodley, Niles Fitch & Julie Bowen". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
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