Melissa Leo Starring in Serial Killer Procedural ‘The Mannequin’ From ‘Dangerous Animals’ Filmmaker Sean Byrne

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Brent Lang

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Melissa Leo, the Oscar-winning star of “The Fighter,” will appear in “The Mannequin,” a serial killer procedural from Sean Byrne, the twisted auteur behind “Dangerous Animals.”

Studiocanal’s new genre label Sixth Dimension is backing the film and will launch worldwide sales at Cannes. It will release the picture in the U.K., France, Germany, Benelux, Poland, Australia and New Zealand. Elevation Pictures will handle distribution in Canada. Byrne will write and direct and the film will head into production this summer.

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