EXCLUSIVE: Riverdale star Camila Mendes and Glad Dying Day actress Rachel Matthews are opening the doorways to Honor Position, a brand new function movie and TV manufacturing firm targeted on dynamic, character-driven tales crafted by sharp filmmakers with a definite point-of-view.
Honor Position has partnered with Difficult Knot, a brand new leisure financing and improvement firm supporting the following technology of unbiased, talent-led manufacturing firms. As a part of this partnership, Honor Position may have its personal improvement and manufacturing fund. Mendes and Matthews’ slate will encompass tasks for the actresses to provide and in some instances star.
The primary movie produced by Mendes and Matthews by means of Honor Position, Griffin in Summer season, will premiere on the 2024 Tribeca Movie Pageant on June 6. Directed by Nicholas Colia, the movie stars Everett Blunck, Melanie Lynskey, Owen Teague, Abby Ryder Fortson and Kathryn Newton.
Mendes and Matthews, each graduates of NYU’s Tisch College of the Arts, met throughout their school years and bonded over their mutual ardour for appearing and shared creative style. They beforehand collaborated as EPs on Prime Video’s Upgraded, a romantic comedy during which in addition they starred. The movie premiered on the streamer and remained the platform’s No. 1 movie globally for a number of weeks. Mendes additionally served as an EP on Amazon’s critically acclaimed Música, during which she starred reverse director Rudy Mancuso. Música made its world premiere at SXSW again in March.
Griffin in Summer season follows 14-year previous Griffin Nafly who’s mounting a brand new dramatic play, an formidable cross between Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and American Magnificence. Nonetheless, when his tween collaborators get distracted by extra trivial pursuits like boys and camp, Griffin’s consideration drifts towards Brad, the zoned-out handyman working at his home. More and more smitten and in search of a kindred spirit in Brad because of his failed profession as a New York-based efficiency artist, Griffin finds himself embarking on an unforgettable summer season.
“Rachel and I’ve at all times spoken the identical language creatively, nevertheless it wasn’t till Upgraded that I lastly received to witness her energy as a producer. She is aware of how one can steadiness her tenacious spirit with a degree of diplomacy that’s important in work dynamics. She really is the right cocktail of producorial qualities. Our shut relationship is the ultimate garnish that provides a bit of taste and enjoyable,” stated Mendes.
“Over the previous decade, Camila has had invaluable on-set expertise, which has allowed her to additional fine-tune her already sharp eye, distinctive style, and deep understanding of what’s wanted to correctly execute high-quality productions,” Matthews added. “Our mission with Honor Position is to strike the steadiness between artwork and commerce. We goal for excellence in each approach doable.”
“Camila and Rachel are exceptionally gifted producers who leverage their on-camera expertise to ship vital worth behind the scenes,” stated Alexandra Tynion, Co-founder and CEO of Difficult Knot. “They’re formidable and passionate businesswomen, keen to construct a multifaceted firm, and we’re excited to assist them in doing so.”
Mendes starred on 136 episodes of CW’s hit collection Riverdale as Veronica Lodge. She additionally starred within the function movie Do Revenge for Netflix, which charted within the prime 10 of the streamer in 93 nations, in addition to Palm Springs, which Hulu and NEON scooped up out of Sundance 2020 for a then file breaking $17M.
Matthews starred in Blumhouse’s Glad Dying Day franchise and Frozen II.
Honor Position is represented by CAA.
