# Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer to Star in Crime Thriller ‘Breakwater,’ WestEnd Films Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/olga-kurylenko-and-alex-pettyfer-to-star-in-crime-thriller-breakwater-westend-films-boards-sales-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T15:52:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/olga-kurylenko-alex-pettyfer-breakwater-westend-films-1236938186/
- Topics: Business, Markets

## Key points

- Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer are set to star in *Breakwater*.
- The crime thriller is scheduled to shoot in Malta from April 2027.
- Two women’s yacht blackmail plan spirals into a fight for survival.

## Summary

Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer will star in *Breakwater*, a crime thriller that WestEnd Films has taken on for worldwide sales. Directed by Luc Walpoth, the film is due to start production in April 2027 and follows two women whose attempted escape turns into a struggle for survival.

Kurylenko plays Iris, trapped in a toxic marriage, while Daya, a bartender, wants to leave her hometown. They meet and plan to blackmail Iris’s husband Avery, played by Pettyfer, aboard his yacht, but the plan unravels at sea. The film is to shoot in Malta, with production overseen by Malta Film Service; WestEnd plans to present it to buyers at the American Film Market.

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