William Levy’s ‘The Veil’ Sells US Rights to Vertical Entertainment

Sci-fi warrior film marks directorial debut of “Silence” producer Brent Ryan Green

Futuristic warrior film “The Veil” has sold its North American distribution rights to Vertical Entertainment.

The fantasy film marks the directorial debut of Brent Ryan Green, a producer on Martin Scorsese’s upcoming awards contender “Silence.”

“Veil” stars Latin sensation William Levy, in a role expected to pivot him from heartthrob — he’s a former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant and has been featured in People’s Sexiest Man Alive issue — to action hero.

The “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” star plays a warrior in a land where various tribes live in fear of battle. Levy is betrayed and left for dead by his own kind, and a mysterious princess from an unknown tribe nurses him back to health before waging a final fight.

William Moseley (“The Chronicles of Narnia”), Serinda Swan (“Graceland”), Nick Tarabay (“Spartacus”) and Levy’s own son Christopher co-star. Green directed from a script by Jeff Goldberg.

The film has an exotic look, but Green shot it on the red flatlands of Oklahoma.

“It’s a very ambitious film, especially at our rate and budget level,” the director told TheWrap. “But there are some cool, tucked away places in Oklahoma. It’s sort of a love letter to the state, and also evokes the kind of movie we were trying to make. Not just straight forward sci-fi, but something with deeper meaning.”

Green is actively looking for his next directorial effort while remaining a producer, and hopes the film is equally transformative for Levy.

“He’s been dying to show what he can do, and this is a much different side of him. I feel the most responsibility to him and his fans,” Green concluded.

“The Veil” is expected to hit theaters Summer 2017.

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