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Directed by | Justin Lin |
Screenplay by | Ben Ripley |
Based on | "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Last Days, also reported as The Last Days Of John Allen Chau, is an upcoming American biographical film directed by Justin Lin and written by Ben Ripley. It is based on the article "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry.
The film tells the story of John Allen Chau, an idealistic missionary wanting to make contact with the Sentinelese people, an isolated tribe living on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean. [1] [2]
In February 2023, it was announced that Justin Lin would be directing an independent drama film based on the 2019 Outside Magazine article "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry. Ben Ripley would write the screenplay. [3] [4] The project was developed by The Gotham Group. Justin Lin is also a producer, alongside Andrew Schneider, Sal Gatdula, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson and Clayton Townsend. Sky Yang was cast in the lead role in June 2023. [1]
In May 2024, Radhika Apte, Naveen Andrews, Ken Leung, Toby Wallace, Ciara Bravo, Claire Price, Dieudonné Ngabo, and Marny Kennedy joined the cast of the film. [5] [6] [7]
Principal photography began on May 17, 2024, in Thailand. [6] [8] [7]
Last Days | |
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Directed by | Justin Lin |
Screenplay by | Ben Ripley |
Based on | "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry |
Produced by |
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Starring |
|
Production companies |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Last Days, also reported as The Last Days Of John Allen Chau, is an upcoming American biographical film directed by Justin Lin and written by Ben Ripley. It is based on the article "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry.
The film tells the story of John Allen Chau, an idealistic missionary wanting to make contact with the Sentinelese people, an isolated tribe living on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean. [1] [2]
In February 2023, it was announced that Justin Lin would be directing an independent drama film based on the 2019 Outside Magazine article "The Last Days of John Allen Chau" by Alex Perry. Ben Ripley would write the screenplay. [3] [4] The project was developed by The Gotham Group. Justin Lin is also a producer, alongside Andrew Schneider, Sal Gatdula, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson and Clayton Townsend. Sky Yang was cast in the lead role in June 2023. [1]
In May 2024, Radhika Apte, Naveen Andrews, Ken Leung, Toby Wallace, Ciara Bravo, Claire Price, Dieudonné Ngabo, and Marny Kennedy joined the cast of the film. [5] [6] [7]
Principal photography began on May 17, 2024, in Thailand. [6] [8] [7]