Friend of MovieJawn and Pizzaman producer Ian Kimble is making a new feature, and there’s casting news to share! We’re all excited to follow along with Dead Giveaway’s production right here in our home base of Philly.

From Deadline:

Crystal Reed (Gotham, Swamp Thing) and Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Escape The Field) have signed on to star in Dead Giveaway, an indie comedy-thriller that is being directed by Ian Kimble.

The pic, which was written by Kimble, follows Lia (Reed) and Jill (Sharif). Jill is a hard-partying Philadelphian. This has resulted in some epic nights and legendary stories. What she never expected is waking up next to a stranger who has been brutally stabbed to death in her own bed. On this particular Sunday, that is exactly what she wakes up to. She and Lia spend their day trying to solve the mystery of the cadaver in Jill’s bed and still make it to brunch in time for mimosas.

Suzann Toni and Andrew Vogel of Dynasty Pictures will produce the indie, which will film in Philadelphia, PA.

Reed is repped by ICM Partners and Silver Lining Entertainment. Sharif is repped by Identity Agency Group and Mosaic

And check out the interview Rosalie did with Ian about the previous incarnation of Dead Giveaway when she hired him to produce Pizzaman! Here’s an excerpt:.

(OS) Any tips you can share with indie filmmakers out there on how best to finance a film?

(IK) I'd say don't worry about financing out of the gate. Write what you know you can shoot. With technology these days, there's no excuse for not making a movie if you want to. That said, if you can't afford a car chase that ends in a big explosion, don't try to make that yet. Look at what you have available and make a movie with just that. Build from there and the financing will come.

(OS) How did you know your script was ready to shoot -- what is your process like for getting there?

(IK) You kind of never know when it's ready. I could sit on a script for years and change it or make tiny adjustments or alter it in a thousand different ways, but it's never going to mean anything unless you make it, so just make it. Once it's close enough, just start. Ideally have a couple of table reads with people you really trust who will give you good honest feedback, and then set a shoot date and stick to it.