First Look: Jesse Eisenberg & Alexander Skarsgård In ‘The Hummingbird Project’

Filmmaker Kim Nguyen has spent the last few years making an impression on arthouse circuit with films like “War Witch” and “Two Lovers And A Bear.” However, the director is now taking a step toward the mainstream with “The Hummingbird Project,” which is now in production.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgard, and Salma Hayek, the intriguing story follows ambitious cousins, who deal in the world of High Frequency Trading, who look to get a leg up on their competition by building a fibre-optic cable connection for their business. Here’s the synopsis:

In this modern epic, Kim Nguyen exposes the ruthless edge of our increasingly digital world. Cousins from New York, Vincent (Eisenberg) and Anton (Skarsgård) are players in the high- stakes game of High Frequency Trading, where winning is measured in milliseconds. Their dream? To build a fibre-optic cable straight between Kansas and New Jersey, making them millions. But nothing is straightforward for this flawed pair. Anton is the brains, Vincent is the hustler, and together they push each other and everyone around them to breaking point on their quixotic adventure. Constantly breathing down their necks is their old boss Eva Torres (Hayek) a powerful, intoxicating and manipulative trader who will stop at nothing to come between them and beat them at their own game. No matter what the cost, Vincent and Anton are determined to cut through America, only to find redemption at the end of their line, not through money, but through family and reconnecting to the land.

“The Hummingbird Project” is now shooting in Quebec with filming to wrap in mid-December. It seems safe to pencil it in for a fall festival debut in 2018.