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Havana Rose Liu to Star in Hiro Murai FX Pilot
FX has chosen actor Havana Rose Liu to star in a new crime-drama pilot.
The story is based on an original idea by filmmaker Wong Kar Wai.
Liu’s character is a petty criminal who unexpectedly inherits part of a powerful company.
This brings her into a very rich world, but also puts her in danger.
A ruthless group of powerful people sees her as a threat.
Hiro Murai will direct the pilot, and Charles Yu and Julia Cho wrote it.
Filming is planned for Bangkok later this month.
FX Productions and Searchlight Television are producing the project.
FX has cast Havana Rose Liu in a crime-drama pilot developed from an original story by Wong Kar Wai.
The story follows a petty criminal who inherits a stake in a mysterious, powerful corporation.
The character enters a world of immense wealth and danger from a ruthless elite that considers her a threat.
Hiro Murai will direct the pilot, which is scheduled to shoot in Bangkok later this month.
Charles Yu and Julia Cho wrote the script; FX Productions and Searchlight Television are producing.
- Who
- Havana Rose Liu will star; Hiro Murai will direct, with a script by Charles Yu and Julia Cho and an original story by Wong Kar Wai.
- What
- FX has ordered a crime-drama pilot about a petty criminal who inherits a share in a mysterious corporation.
- Where
- Bangkok.
- When
- The pilot is scheduled to shoot later this month.
- Why
- The articles describe the pilot’s premise: the inheritance brings the protagonist into immense wealth and danger from a ruthless elite.
Protagonist's position
Elite's position
The inherited corporate stake
Protagonist's position
The petty criminal inherits a share in a mysterious and powerful corporation, entering a world of wealth.
Elite's position
A ruthless elite views her as the ultimate threat.
Key facts
- Network
- FX
- Lead actor
- Havana Rose Liu
- Director
- Hiro Murai
- Story
- Original story by Wong Kar Wai
- Writers
- Charles Yu and Julia Cho
- Production companies
- FX Productions and Searchlight Television
- Planned filming location
- Bangkok
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