Breeda Wool and Natasha Halevi to Lead Sander Gusinow’s Thriller ‘Cottontail’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Breeda Wool and Natasha Halevi are set to lead Sander Gusinow’s female-driven thriller “Cottontail.” 

Wool stars as Gwynnie Vail, described as a “cunning escaped convict hiding out in a remote cabin near the Idaho–Oregon border.” Per the official logline, “When sisters Autumn (Halevi) and Summer (Leah Shannon) arrive after crossing state lines in search of abortion medication, Gwynnie entangles them in a brutal psychological game that tests loyalty, survival and control.” 

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“I’ve always wanted to inhabit a character like Gwynnie Vail – feral, untethered and operating outside society’s rules,” said Wool. “’Cottontail” honors the slasher tradition while subverting it.”

To Halevi, the film is “a sharp, multifaceted exploration of survival and sisterhood in a world that isn’t built for women.”

Wool has had a number of prior on-screen credits, including “Mr. Mercedes,” “National Treasure: Edge of History” and “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.” She also recently guested on “NCIS.” Halevi has previously appeared in “Peacemaker,” “Superman” and “The Buildout.” 

Also co-starring are Shannon (“Ouiji: A New Beginning”) and Lee Arenberg (“Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Once Upon a Time”). Arenberg will play the sisters’ domineering father.

“Cottontail” is Gusinow’s feature directorial debut. His script “Big Sisters” was the 2022 Screencraft Feature Competition grand prize winner, and he holds a master’s degree in playwriting and screenwriting from Columbia University. 

Gusinow told Variety that he wrote the film’s script in response to “a cultural moment that feels increasingly unmoored, where people are pushed to extremes just to cope.”

Wool is repped by Innovative Artists; Halevi by Exclusive Artists Agency; Shannon by Big Fish Talent; and Arenberg is managed by David Guc at Vanguard Management Group.

“Cottontail” is produced by Mikyla Bordner, Morgan Raymond, Jason Wilkinson and Gusinow.