Ewan McGregor (mcgregor_ewan), shilohfernandez, valkilmer star in mob drama 'The Birthday Cake'
, which marks the feature directorial debut for Jim Giannopoulos, a producer and musician with Zoe Kravitz's band Lolawolf.
The indie sees Fernandez play Giovanni, who reluctantly continues the family tradition of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle Angelo on the 10th anniversary of his father's death. But Giovanni’s life changes that night after witnessing a murder and learning the truth about what happened to his father.
The film is based on an original story by Giannopoulos, who co-wrote the script with Fernandez and Diomedes Raul Bermudez. Lorraine Bracco, Ashley Benson and David Mazouz round out the indie's ensemble cast. Giannopoulos, who has directed short films, is a veteran music producer for Miley Cyrus, A$AP Rocky, Kid Cudi and others. Sean Price Williams is the director of photography forBermudez, Siena Oberman and Fernandez are producing the indie, which will shoot this fall in New York City. Jamin O’Brien and Jason Weinberg will executive produce.
Fernandez is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment, Kilmer is repped CAA and LINK Entertainment and Hirsch Wallerstein. Bracco is repped by Innovative Artists and One Entertainment, while Benson is repped by ICM.
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