"Ant-Man" stunts veteran filmmaker Lin Oeding is in negotiations to direct action-fantasy "Office Uprising" starring "Gods of Egypt" actor Brenton Thwaites and "Don't Breathe" actress Jane Levy. She is best known for her action design and stunt credits from "The Equalizer," "Straight Outta Compton," and "Inception."
According to Variety, Oeding is directing "Office Uprising" from a script by "Splinter" screenwriter Ian Shorr and Peter Gamble Robinson. Thwaites will play an underachiever Desmond working at a major weapons manufacturing firm.
In the plot of "Office Uprising," Thwaites' character finds that his co-workers have been weaponized by a new energy drink designed for the military. He must then set off to rescue his one true love Samantha (Levy) from an office building full of psychotic co-workers armed with tomorrow's deadliest tech, Deadline reported.
"Office Uprising" is produced by Giulia Prenna, Jim Steele, and Sean Lydiard. Thwaites is an executive producer and Dan Spilo a co-executive producer. The Exchange is handling international sales at American Film Market and introduced to buyers at Berlin in February.
Other "Office Uprising" cast members include "Deadpool" alum Karan Soni, "Black-ish" actor Roger J. Timber, and "Baywatch" actor Acorye' White. Oeding's recent helming credits include two episodes of Syfy's "Blood Drive" and NBC's "Chicago P.D." as well as the upcoming feature "Braven" starring Jason Momoa, which bows next year.
Thwaites stars as Henry in the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," together with Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem. Levy will next be seen in "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore," alongside Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey, and "Pretenders" with James Franco as well as the TV series "Twin Peaks."
"Office Uprising" is due to begin production in Alabama this end of November.
Watch the video of "Wake" which is a three-minute short film by Lin Oeding:
