Willa Holland (Arrow, Legion), Shane West (A Walk to Remember) and Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding) have been attached to star in the action-crime feature The Dirty South from writer-director Matthew Yerby.

The film is produced by Andrew Vogel and Suzann Toni Petrongolo of VP Independent, and Todd Slater of Convoke Media. Executive producers include Jeremy Walton, David Lyons and Jay Burnley (Slated), with financing by Moo Studios and Principal Film Finance.

The Dirty South follows a bartender (Holland) who partners with a mysterious out-of-towner (West) to protect her family’s bar from the small-town big shot (Mulroney). Production is set to wrap in Yerby’s hometown of Natchitoches, LA this month.

“It’s a dream come true to bring this film to Natchitoches; surrounded by the people and places I grew up around,” says Yerby about his directorial debut. “I wrote the script four years ago based on the small-town lifestyle that I know so well, and watching it come to life has been nothing short of incredible. None of this would be possible without the stellar cast and team that continues to go above and beyond on a daily basis, as well as the many friends from Natchitoches that have moved mountains to make this happen.”

“It is a privilege to work alongside Matthew and this talented team of creatives,” said Vogel and Petrongolo. “The feeling is that we are making something special here in north Louisiana, and we believe the cast, crew, and town all share that sentiment.”

“This is an intensely engaging film in which the cast gives an absolute tour de force performance,” adds Slater. “Matthew has created a film with an incredible voice that audiences will love.”

Level 33 Entertainment has set the release date for “Blood in the Water,” a thriller starring Willa Holland, Alex Russell and Miguel Gomez, Variety has learned exclusively. The film will be released on Aug. 26. Level 33 acquired the film, formerly known as “Pacific Standard Time,” in a deal struck with Taylor & Dodge, which is handling worldwide sales on the film.

The film is directed by Ben Cummings and Orson Cummings from their own script and produced by Mitchell Sandler and Mitch Solomon. A premiere and filmmaker Q&A will take place at Arena Cinema Hollywood on Aug. 26.

The film will open in select theaters and be available day and date on demand on Time Warner Cable, Comcast, iTunes, DirecTV, Amazon Instant, Dish Network, Vubiquity, Vudu and others.

Holland and Russell play a couple in their twenties who are housesitting for the summer at a palatial modern spread in the Hollywood. Living above their means, the young lovers quickly find themselves in over their heads when an unwanted visitor from their college days spoils their illusion of paradise and they become caught up in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong.

“I grew up loving L.A. set thrillers from classics such as ‘Double Indemnity’ and ‘Sunset Boulevard’ to films like ‘To Live And Die In L.A.,’ and I always wanted to produce something that was very here and now but still paid homage to that genre,” Sandler said.

Holland stars in The CW’s “Arrow” and Gomez stars in FX’s “The Strain.” Russell’s credits include “Unbroken” and “Chronicle.”

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Chronicle star Alex Russell, Arrow‘s Willa Holland and Miguel Gomez, who appears in FX’s new vampire show The Strain, are starring in Pacific Standard Time, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

The movie is described as a dark and sexy thriller involving 20-somethings trying to live above their means and getting involved in a love triangle that goes terribly wrong.

Benjamin and Orson Cummings wrote the script and are directing the indie, which is currently shooting in L.A. Mitch Sandler is financing and producing along with Magnet Management’s production arm, Pull Pictures. Mitch Solomonalso is producing.

Gigi Causey, Jennie Frisbie, Zach Tann and Bob Sobhaniare exec producing. Joanna Colbert and Yesi Ramirez are casting the picture. Pacific Standard Time is the sophomore effort of the Cummings, who were behind the thriller Blue Blood, which was made independently for around $500,000. They are repped by Magnet Management.

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