Priyanka Chopra and Orlando Bloom are set to headline the upcoming film Reset. Described as a survival thriller, the project comes from director Matt Smukler.
As per Deadline, the film is scheduled to begin production in August, with Fortitude International launching international sales at the Marche du Film in Cannes.
According to the makers, Reset follows Chopra's character who wakes up in the middle of the wilderness, far from civilisation, with no memory of how she got there. Her only chance of survival lies in trusting a mysterious stranger, played by Bloom, who may not be telling the truth about his identity.
On the casting process, Smukler said, “I was looking for a pairing where attraction and mistrust could effortlessly coexist. Priyanka and Orlando have this uncanny ability to make you believe both at once. Their chemistry is undeniable.”
Reset will be produced by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber under their Fratricidal Films banner, Michael Lazarovitch for Chemically Altered, and Matthew Rhodes of Rhodes Entertainment, along with Chopra Jonas’ Purple Pebble Pictures and Bloom’s Amazing Owl. Nadine de Barros will serve as executive producer.
Priyanka Chopra recently led and produced The Bluff, which also starred Karl Urban in the lead. She also starred alongside Idris Elba and John Cena in Heads of State. Both of them debuted on Prime Video. Her previous credits include Netflix's Oscar-nominated The White Tiger, while her production banner Purple Pebble Pictures backed the Oscar-nominated short Anuja and documentary To Kill a Tiger.
Season 2 of Citadel, in which she plays a crucial role, was released on Prime Video on May 4. She will be next seen in the much-anticipated Varanasi, an action-adventure film from SS Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu.