The film will also be produced by McGlade and Claudia Bluemhuber of Silver Reel, while Imagine Entertainment is attached to executive produce.
It is a dream come true to get to work with Zoe on Fencer, and to marry my two greatest passions: filmmaking and fencing.”
“As a writer and filmmaker I seek to tell brazen, character-driven stories about people who are flawed, and thus real.
The film, written and directed Jasmine McGlade, is set in the competitive world of fencing and follows Mae (Saldana), an ambitious athlete facing personal demons and childhood rivals as she vies for a spot in the U.S. Olympic team.