EXCLUSIVE: Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka) has completed production in Connecticut as the producer and star of Midnight, a new action thriller from first-time feature filmmaker Joshua Otis Miller and Yale Productions.
The film also stars Alexandra Shipp (Anyone But You) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil).
Written by Lamont Magee and Jeff Byrd, Midnight follows a young, blind woman (Shipp) as she is hunted by a group of international criminals (led by Jovovich) searching for a package they believe was given to the woman by her federal agent sister (Dawson). However, the assailants quickly realize that the woman, though unable to see, may be far more dangerous than expected.
The film is produced by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions in collaboration with Dawson, Leah Elizabeth Rucinski and Timothy Christian and Rab Butler of Night Fox Entertainment. Other producers include David Gere, Chelsea Vale, and Beth Bryant. Michael Day co-produced.
Exec producers include Rabbit Black’s Sean Krajewski, Ronnie Exley, Jeremy Ross, and Lawrence Minicone. Others are Shipp, Jovovich, Annabelle Mullen Pacheco, Francisco Cueto, Will Hirschfeld, Edmund Lowell, Declan Morgan, Scott Fink, Jeremy Rothstein, Josh Buchalter, Jason Kringstein, Scott Levenson, Russ Posternak, Kyle Fethke, Kurt Fethke, Andrea Iervolino, Luca Matrundola, Emanuele Moretti, Nicholas Donnermeyer, Ben Walter, Inna Walter, Jeffrey Tussi, Ram Getz, Michael Becker and Michael Mortennsennn.
Great Escape will be shopping the film to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival next month.
Stated Dawson, “Without giving away too much, ‘Midnight’ is an awesome action movie, revolving around duty and sacrifice. It’s about coming into your own and embracing your independence, but at its core, it’s a movie about family and that’s what really resonated with me. I’m so thrilled to be a part of such an incredible project with this spectacular cast and crew.”
Added producers Levine and Beckerman, “Partnering with Rosario on this film has been an amazing experience. She’s a remarkably talented actress, and we couldn’t be more impressed by her creative process as a producer. Dawson, along with Alexandra Shipp and Milla Jovovich, give action packed fantastic performances, and we cannot wait for audiences to see ‘Midnight.’”
Currently, Dawson leads the Star Wars series Ahsoka, Disney+’s acclaimed spin-off of The Mandalorian. Recently, she’s also been seen in Disney’s remake of Haunted Mansion and Kevin Smith’s Clerks III, as well as series like Dopesick. Dawson also co-produced and co-starred in the scripted series Normal Ain’t Normal, which started streaming this past fall.
Next to be seen starring opposite Nick Jonas in Robert Schwartzman’s indie The Good Half, Shipp has been on a tear in recent years, with roles in Anyone But You, Barbie, tick, tick… BOOM! and more. Also coming up is the indie thriller Violent Ends, in which she stars opposite Billy Magnussen.
Best known for leading the billion-dollar Resident Evil franchise, Jovovich recently wrapped World-Breaker for director Brad Anderson and will next be seen in In the Lost Lands directed by her husband Paul W.S. Anderson.
A co-producer on the upcoming HBO series Green Lantern, Magee has also served as a writer and co-producer on Black Lightning and as supervising producer on All American: Homecoming, both for The CW. His tap dance feature Buffalo Flats is set up at MGM Films with Emma Westenberg attached to direct, and he’s partnered with Geoff Johns and others on the new comic book imprint Ghost Machine.
A protégé of Spike Lee, Byrd co-wrote and directed Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs, which was acquired by BET Pictures, as well as Truth Be Told starring Regina King. Additionally, he’s directed on shows like The Flash, Runaways, Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Currently, he serves as a co-exec producer and director on Showtime’s Yellowjackets, for which he was nominated for an Emmy in 2023.
Dawson is represented by CAA and Untitled Entertainment; Shipp by CAA, Neon Kite, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Jovovich by CAA, Untitled and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Miller by EHB Management; Magee by Rain, Verve, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; and Byrd by Rain, IAG, and Felker Toczek Suddleson.