Latency: Sasha Luss, Alexis Ren star in gamer thriller

Sasha Luss of the Luc Besson film Anna and online influencer Alexis Ren, who recently had a role in the noir thriller The Enforcer, are set to star in the gamer action thriller Latency, which will begin filming in Bangkok, Thailand on November 21st. The feature debut of writer/director James Croke, Latency will tell the story of

Hana, a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia. When Hana receives a new game controller that works by interpreting her brain activity, with the help of her best friend Jen, she experiments with this new device only to soon discover the device may in fact be controlling her.

Ren will be playing Jen, and it’s probably a good guess that Luss will be playing Hana. The film is being produced by Scott Clayton, Wych Kaosayananda, Gary A. Hirsch, and Jordan Gertner.

Ren provided the following statement to Deadline: “When James Croke told me that my character Jen was, in his words, ‘the heart of the film’, I felt very honored to bring that energy to life. My favorite part about this industry is the community, so I truly look forward to working with James Croke and Jordan Gertner on Latency. I’m excited to bring Jen to life and give her the performance she deserves.“

Gertner had this to say about the casting of Ren: “We are thrilled to be working with Alexis. Her talent and passion for this project will certainly translate into an awesome performance as she brings the character of Jen to life in Latency.“

I haven’t seen Anna or The Enforcer yet myself (and I was out of the loop on Ren’s popular online presence before this news broke), but Latency does sound to me like it could be interesting. I look forward to seeing how it’s going to turn out. Does Latency have your attention? Share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below.

Here are shots of Luss from Anna and Ren from The Enforcer: