Tom Hopper, Rita Ora and Mila Harris Lead Sci-Fi Thriller "The Signalers"

Tom Hopper, Rita Ora and Mila Harris are set to star in The Signalers, a science-fiction adventure thriller that is already shooting in and around Atlanta, Georgia, according to Variety.

The story centres on two people who pick up something they cannot explain. Hopper plays a remote air traffic controller, the person who guides aircraft from the ground. Harris plays his estranged niece. Together they detect an impossible signal in the Canadian wilderness.

Missi Pyle and Nolan North have joined the cast in supporting roles. Paulina Alvarez, David Silverman and Wolfgang Fiegl are also part of the ensemble.

The film comes from Gramercy Park Media and is directed by Gille Klabin. Peachtree Group has provided the financing. On the sales side, WME Independent is handling domestic rights, meaning the United States and Canada, so it will take the lead in selling the film to cinemas and distributors in those two countries.

The film is anticipated for release in 2027. No specific release date has been announced.

For a film still in production, the pieces that are now in place matter. A financier, a cast and a sales company together decide how a project gets made and who will carry it to audiences. Each of those choices is made by a person or a small group of people, and they tend to come early.

Klabin is known for working in genre filmmaking, and the premise leans on a single mystery shared by two characters who have little reason to trust each other. Those details are the story's starting point, and the film's full shape will become clearer as shooting continues and a release plan takes shape.