SCI-FI ACTION THRILLER, ‘OCCUPATION: RAINFALL CHAPTER 2’ WILL STAR JEREMY PIVEN, DANNY TREJO, AND CASPER VAN DIEN
L-R: Jeremy Piven (Alan Silfren), Danny Trejo (Gloria Hinojosa), and Casper Van Dien (Sparke Films).
Luke Sparke’s upcoming action-thriller, OCCUPATION: RAINFALL CHAPTER 2, has gathered a notable ensemble cast, including Jeremy Piven (Rock n Rolla, Entourage) Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Van Helsing), Liam McIntyre (Spartacus) and Danny Trejo (Machete).
The new cast will join returning franchise cast members, including the voice of Jason Isaacs, Jet Tranter, Dan Ewing, Zac Garred, Charles Mesure, and Dena Kaplan. Additional casting announcements of both new and returning cast will be announced in the lead-up to filming.
The new film is the second in the continuing “Rainfall’ trilogy, the third film already in the works. In OCCUPATION: RAINFALL CHAPTER 2, Earth’s resistance is thrown into chaos as an ominous new threat ruthlessly hunts down the humans that are left, and any aliens who have joined them. With no clear leader and struggling to find common ground, the resistance finds itself on the brink of destruction. Aboard the Mothership, a group of survivors plan to strike at the heart of the Alien threat - the Rainfall weapon - as the fate of all life hangs in the balance.
OCCUPATION: RAINFALL CHAPTER 2 is written and directed by Luke Sparke, and will enter pre-production immediately following the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Filming will take place in Australia starting in the 3rd Quarter of this year. Chapters 2 and 3 are being filmed back-to-back.
"It's been a genuine thrill to see OCCUPATION RAINFALL (2020) find its audience as it rolled out around the world. Every day, it finds new fans and the feedback from them has been amazingly supportive. I'm so happy that I can bring my vision for the 'Rainfall Trilogy' to the screens very, very soon. They are bigger, better and bombastic but also uniquely grounded in humanity and what it means to be a member of this planet. Filming these stories back-to-back later this year will be a huge challenge but one I'm excited to deep dive into with the amazing cast and crew we are gathering. It's a celebration of sci/fi!" said Sparke in an official press release.
Executive Producers are Clay Epstein, Geoff Imrie and Luke Sparke. Producers are Carly Sparke and Carmel Imrie. Co-Producers are Alex Becconsall, Zac Garred, and Liam McIntyre. Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide sales rights.
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