Mickey Keating has carved out quite a name for himself on the indie scene, and it was only a matter of time before he was noticed. And noticed he was as THR is reporting that Lionsgate has preemptively acquired The Faces, a pitch from Keating, who will write the script and direct.
Logline details are being kept behind a mask of secrecy, but The Faces is described as a sci-fi paranoid thriller.
David Engel, who exec produced the superhero crime show “Powers” as well as the acclaimed N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, will produce via Circle of Confusion.
More as it comes.