Exclusive: Director Deon Taylor & Hilary Swank Talk Psychological Thriller ‘Fatale’

Currently On Demand this week is Deon Taylor’s upcoming psychological thriller Fatale, starring two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, Tyrin Turner, Sam Daly, Geoffrey Owens and Damaris Lewis.

Fatale centers on married man Derrick Tyler (Ealy) who finds himself living a nightmare as he is relentlessly compromised, out-witted and morally manipulated by Val Quinlan (Swank), a female detective with whom he had a wild one-night stand. How far will he go to save his marriage from his mistake?

Written and produced by David Loughery (The Intruder, Lakeview Terrace, Obsessed), the film is produced by Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group partner Roxanne Taylor and is executive produced by partner Robert F. Smith. Time-time Oscar nominee Dante Spinotti (L.A. Confidential, Heat) served as DP, marking his third collaboration with Taylor on Fatale.

For Taylor, this is his third film is less than two years. He previously directed The Intruder with Meagan Good and Michael Ealy, followed by Black and Blue starring Naomi Harris and Tyrese Gibson. Swank, who won Best Actress Oscars for Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry and Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, recently starred in the Netflix sci-fi series Away and the horror thriller The Hunt. BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales recently spoke with Taylor and Swank on their experience working together in this thriller.