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Production has wrapped on writer/director Taylor Cohen’s Strobe, a thriller that The Hollywood Reporter describes as being “Edm-focused.” Suzanna Son (Red Rocket), Chace Crawford (The Boys), Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends), Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi), Steve Howey (True Lies), Bella Murphy (Coming 2 America), Anthony C Garcia (A Holiday Chance), and musician Matt Champion star in the film, which is coming our way from Happy Place and Super Frog.

Strobe sees Son taking on the role of a high school senior who embarks on an obsessive quest to track down a mysterious Edm artist.

Tara Razavi, Nate Matteson, and Hiro Murai are producing the film. Happy Place provided the financing, alongside executive producer Clayton Moore. Happy Place founder Razavi provided the following statement: “We’re incredibly excited to bring Strobe to life as Taylor Cohen’s first feature film.

Chace Crawford is to star in ‘Strobe’.‘The Boys’ star, 39, will appear in the Happy Place thriller alongside ‘Red Rocket’s' Suzanna Son in what will be director Taylor Cohen’s Hollywood debut, after he previously helmed music videos for artists like Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj.Happy Place’s founder Tara Razavi told The Hollywood Reporter: "We’re incredibly excited to bring ‘Strobe’ to life as Taylor Cohen’s first feature film."Suzanna Son was a perfect creative fit, and we are so lucky to have her in the leading role. Taylor has been a key collaborator in our short-form projects for years, and his ability to craft visually stunning and emotionally resonant stories has always stood out. "Now, he’s bringing that same innovative energy and style to ‘Strobe’ which, paired with Suzanna’s and the cast’s remarkable performances, will deliver a truly captivating cinematic experience.

Edm is set to get another movie moment with the forthcoming feature Strobe.

Suzanna Son (Red Rocket), Chace Crawford (The Boys), Mena Suvari (Rzr), Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things) and Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming) star in writer-director Taylor Cohen’s film, which has recently wrapped production. Hailing from production companies Happy Place and Super Frog, Strobe is a thriller centering on a high school senior (Son) embarking on an obsessive quest to track down a mysterious Edm artist.

Rohan Campbell (The Monkey), Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi), Steve Howey (True Lies), Bella Murphy (Coming 2 America) and Matt Champion round out the cast. Tara Razavi (Apple Music’s Up Next), Nate Matteson (The Bear) and Hiro Murai (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) serve as producers, with Happy Place financing the project alongside executive producer Clayton Moore.

Strobe, which does not yet have an announced release, marks the first feature for Happy Place.

Exclusive: Laura Harrier, who can be seen next in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming ABC drama Doctor Odyssey, has found her follow-up feature project as she has joined the cast of Strobe. Taylor Cohen is directing with Hiro Murai, Robert Walak, Nate Matteson, Tara Razavi producing.

Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Next up for Harrier is the new ABC series Doctor Odyssey, which also stars Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson and is produced by Murphy. Considered one of the more highly-anticipated new shows of the fall season, Doctor Odyssey premieres on Sept. 26.

Other recent credits for Harrier include the White Men Can’t Jump reboot at 20th Century and Hulu’s Mike. She is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Peikoff Mahan Law.

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