Prisoner’s Daughter: Kate Beckinsale to star in Catherine Hardwicke drama

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

You've seen her battle werewolves and reduce the hearts of men to nothing but mush, but now Kate Beckinsale will face her greatest foe ever: family drama.

It's been announced that Beckinsale will star in Catherine Hardwicke's (Twilight, Thirteen) upcoming film Prisoner's Daughter. Per Deadline, the film tells the story of a tough but proud ex-con who’s struggling to find a way to reconnect with his only daughter and grandson; once he begins an attempt at reconciliation, his violent past once again catches up to him. Hardwicke directs from a script penned by Mark Bacci.

According to Hardwicke, “Mark Bacci’s script is a raw, personal look at a deeply fractured family, similar to my first film Thirteen (with Evan Rachel Wood and Holly Hunter.) With Prisoner’s Daughter, I want to fully immerse the viewer in Kate’s character’s intense world as she, her father, and her young son try to heal generational family trauma and find a new way forward,”

“We are committed to making films that reflect the struggles and issues faced by not only Americans but worldwide audiences. We are honored to be working with Catherine and Kate -artists that can bring this important and inspiring story to life.,” said producer Marina Grasic.

Oakhurst’s Grasic and Jai Khanna will produce and finance the feature with Sam Okun and his Sam Okun Productions studio. Robert E. Morgan of Talaria Media will be in charge of executive production, with Guy Moshe and Lachlan Towle co-producing.

After starring in the Amazon Prime limited series The Widow as Georgia Wells, Beckinsale went on to star in Tanya Wexler's Jolt. If you ask me, the plot for this one sounds bonkers. Check this out. In Jolt, a bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem uses an electrode-lined vest to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. After the first guy she's ever fallen for is murdered, she goes on a revenge-fueled rampage to find the killer while the cops pursue her as their chief suspect. Is it just me, or does this sound like a spinoff of Jason Statham's Crank? It's not, but you can see the similarities, right? Beckinsale plays Lindy in the film, which also features Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Jai Courtney, Laverne Cox, and David Bradley, among others.

Beckinsale also has a starring role in Charlie Day's El Tonto, which revolves around a fool for love who becomes an accidental celebrity only to lose it all. El Tonto also stars Travis Fimmel, Katherine McNamara, Allana Ubach, Jason Sudeikis, Adrien Brody, Jimmi Simpson, John Malkovich, Ray Liotta, Dean Norris, Ken Jeong, Edie Falco, and many more.