EXCLUSIVE: 3SIX9 Studios, the production company launched in Cannes two years ago, has confirmed an ambitious upcoming slate of international projects, including the new Woody Allen film, a John Boyega horror and a buzzy Arnaud Desplechin feature.
The company is led by producing partners Daya Fernández, Prison Break star Amaury Nolasco, and entrepreneur Alois Rubenbauer, who oversee development, production and strategy. They are joined by partners Kevin Obarski and Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohammed El Khereji.
The company’s slate is supported by a newly formed fund called Silver Screen Global, which is in place for “long-term financing of 3SIX9 productions, as well as select outside projects that align with the studio’s creative and commercial approach”. We’re told that Sheikh Mohammed is among a group of investors behind the fund.
Among the studio’s completed projects is under-the-radar horror The Punishing, a folklore-driven horror feature written and directed by Chris Sparling (Buried) and starring Cara Delevingne and John Boyega. The synopsis reads: “A desperate couple in rural Iceland confronts a centuries-old curse that forces them to choose between love and survival.”
Also completed is Todo lo Que Nunca Fuimos (All We Never Were), based on the popular novel by Alice Kellen. The Spanish-language romantic-drama stars Maxi Iglesias, Margarida Corceiro, and Sebastián Zurita, and was executive-produced by 3SIX9. The synopsis reads: “After losing her parents, aspiring painter Leah is left reeling with grief. When her brother leaves town, he asks his best friend Axel to look after her — unaware that Leah has harbored unspoken feelings for him for years.” The film is currently in post-production and is scheduled for release by Warner Bros Spain in spring 2026.
Among upcoming projects produced by 3SIX9 is the next Woody Allen film, currently known as WASP (Woody Allen Spring Project 2026). We already knew the movie would shoot in Madrid this spring and as part of local funding stipulations should have Madrid in its title. We’re told the project, whose budget is estimated around $14M, will be largely English-language and feature a high-profile cast, which is still coming together.
Also on the upcoming slate is Arnaud Desplechin’s (My Golden Days) intriguing feature The Thing That Hurts, similarly aiming to shoot this spring. The project was close to getting off the ground a couple of years ago and now has renewed impetus. Lea Seydoux and Jason Schwarzman are among the starry cast that have been attached to the project over the years but deals and schedules are still being figured out so cast isn’t confirmed yet. The project is described as “a Parisian psychodrama where grief, guilt, and love collide among strangers bound by a haunting secret”. The AI-generated mood reel/trailer for the film on the 3SIX9 website has big Wes Anderson vibes to it and we understand there have been talks for the U.S. filmmaker to join as an exec producer, but that deal also isn’t sealed yet.
Later in the year, the studio plans to move into production on Linda Lisboa, an elevated romantic drama to be directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker) and produced in collaboration with industry vet Gareth Wiley (Match Point), with filming scheduled across Portugal and Canada.
Conspiracy thriller Ghost of Tomorrow is currently in packaging with production targeted for 2027, as is Piñata, an animated family feature based on an original concept by Ken Locsmandi, the VFX vet whose credits include Donnie Darko and Apocalypto. Among scripted and unscripted TV projects on the development slate is Soundbite from Whitney Welch.
Some of these projects are expected to be on sale via third parties at the EFM and Cannes market, where 3SIX9 will be on the ground taking meetings.
Headquartered in Puerto Rico, 3SIX9 Studios also has bases in London, LA, New York, Geneva, France and Jeddah. Two years ago, the company launched with former Paramount exec Inga Vainshein Smith also aboard but Smith is no longer with the firm.
Alois Rubenbauer, Daya Fernandez and Amaury Nolasco attend Blood/Love during the 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Getty)
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