EXCLUSIVE: Emma Elle Paterson, a recent addition to the cast of Amazon’s The Boys, has signed on to lead and produce a feature titled Candy from filmmaker Jessica Michael Davis.
The feature has been described as an “elevated genre-bending thriller”. Davis stars alongside her directing duties. Also attached to star in the film is Darius Jordan Lee (Dexter: Resurrection).
Based on a short story by Mindy McGinnis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Davis, Candy is said to follow a young woman who reclaims autonomy through a radical bodily transformation, yet as she adopts the persona of “Candy,” empowerment becomes a seductive descent into vengeance and moral ambiguity.
Jeffrey Weber (Snare) is the executive producer, and production is set to begin this summer.
Davis made her feature debut with Escaping Ohio (2023). Paterson also featured in that film. Davis described Candy as a “dark, wildly fun and unapologetic—a femme fatale story driven by female agency rather than male fantasy.”
Paterson is repped by Canopy Media Partners and Play Management. Davis is repped by Vision Entertainment. Lee is repped by Stride Management and Nicolosi & Co. McGinnis is repped by Folio Literary Management.
