For someone as young as he is, Luke Jaden has already accomplished a ridiculous amount both as actor, producer and director. And with the young talent now in post on his fourth directorial effort we've got a look at the first images from the picture - a fantasy thriller titled
King Ripple. Here's the official press release:
19-year-old Michigan native Luke Jaden ("Wolf Who Cried Boy") is wrapping up post-production at Beast Editorial, Company 3, and Method Studios on his fourth film, King Ripple .
"Short Term 12" star Keith Stanfield stars in the film alongside Torrey Wigfield ("Lost River"), Allie DeBerry ("A.N.T. Farm"), Luke Jaden, and film newcomer Callaghan Belle.
The post-apocalyptic, tension-flaring, tale of trepidation, follows four teenagers as they travel into a desolate and decrepit urban wasteland brought forth by the very being (Stanfield) they wish to find, dead or alive.
T he script was written by Detroit author Josh Malerman, who has achieved recent critical acclaim from his latest HarperCollins published novel "Bird Box", which was adapted into a screenplay by Eric Heisserer ("Story of Your Life", "The Thing") and earned a #1 spot on The Blood List along with a spot on The Black List for 2014.
This film is produced by Luke Jaden, Cort Johns, Phil Wurtzel, Anthony Garth, and Michael Zervos, Joel C. Warren, and Jaime Gallagher. Elissa Shay served as the film's co-producer, while Adam Pillon, Josh Malerman, Colin Stark, Keith Stanfield, John Killoran, and Andy Henry executive produced the film.
Jaden and Johns aka. Wolfpack produced King Ripple under Troika their creative banner along with Phil Wurtzel, who produced via his Friel Films, in association with Mother and Midwife Pictures.
Jaden is repped by APA.