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There’s a new indie on the way that I have a feeling you might want to see. It tackles a modern and relevant subject matter – mass killings at educational institutions – and it also boasts a cast that you probably never would have dreamed of. Variety](http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012839.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+variety%2Fheadlines+(Variety+-+Latest+News)) reports that Maria Bello and Michael Sheen have wrapped production on an upcoming film called Beautiful Boy](Beautiful Boy (2010) - IMDb). But they’re not the only ones attached to this feature. They star alongside Moon Bloodgood, Alan Tudyk, Kyle Gallner, Austin Nichols, and Meat Loaf.
Whether you love epic, karaoke-adored rock songs, dodgeballing pirates, geeky teen killers trying to axe Veronica Mars, Blair Williams, or a dude who can be a werewolf or a vampire, this indie definitely has the bases covered. Written by director Shawn Ku and Michael Armbruster, the film focuses on a married couple (Sheen and Bello) who are about to get separated when they learn that their 18-year-old son in college has committed a mass shooting at his school before taking his own life.
While I’m still waiting for a killer rendition of Douglas Coupland’s Girlfriend in a Coma, this is definitely a topic that hasn’t been done to death. It also nicely boasts the twist of focusing on the parents who spawned the killer – something far from the black and white storytelling you’d might expect.
Since production has wrapped, we should hear more about this feature soon.