Aug 23, 2022
Kirill Sokolov Tapped To Direct Thriller ‘Ultra’ For TriStar Pictures
Kirill Sokolov set to direct TriStar Pictures’ thriller Ultra, with script penned by Colin Bannon. TriStar preemptively purchased the spec amid significant buzz in November 2021, just before it placed in the Top 10 on the Black List in December. Plot details are being kept under wraps.
Sukee Chew of Sugar23 is producing. Caellum Allan is overseeing the project on behalf of TriStar.
Sokolov made his feature directorial debut with Why Don’t You Just Die, which screened in competition at Sitges. His follow-up film, No Looking Back, premiered at SXSW 2022. Sokolov is represented by CAA and Good Fear.