Sebastian Stan and Leo Woodall to star in new thriller ‘Burning Rainbow Farm’
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The latest true-life thriller from Justin Kurzel will see Sebastian Stan and Leo Woodall team up for the feature heading to the Cannes film market.
Per the sales company, Burning Rainbow tells the true story of Tom Crosslin and Rollie Rohm, a gay couple in rural Michigan who build a peaceful, pot-friendly utopia called Rainbow Farm.
Their slice of heaven doesn’t last for long. When the two run afoul of local authorities and their young son is taken from them, a standoff ensues, leading to one of the largest and most dramatic sieges involving police and the FBI America has ever seen. Stan is playing Crosslin. Woodall will play Rohm.
Tommy Murphy wrote the screenplay based on the book by Dean Kuipers. The events in the film take place in 2001, just days before 9/11. His previous projects include Holding The Man and Significant Others.
In a statement, Kurzel expanded on the project: “Burning Rainbow is a love story about two outliers who raise their middle finger to hate and declare ‘This is who we are, and we dare you to take it from us’.”
He continued: “I’m excited to create this loveable and courageous couple with Sebastian and Leo, their union will be one to remember.”
True-life stories are Kurzel’s forte. In 2024, he directed The Order, which saw Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult star in a retelling of white supremacists acting as domestic terrorists in the 1980s.
Both film stars have recent successes under their belt. Earlier this year, Woodall starred opposite Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, while Stan earned rave reviews last year for his role as Donald Trump in The Apprentice.
Rocket Science will introduce the project to international buyers at the Cannes Film Festival next week.
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