Bloodwood
Bloodwood is a feature film that is in pre-production with J2 Productions, Act One Media and Harrington Legacy Media and 1 other attached. Robert Menzies (director), Anjul Nigam (producer) and Jordan Gianneschi (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Peru and Lorien, Maasai, Kenya in June 2026. Production List last updated this listing on June 15, 2026.
Project Summary
Bloodwood is a psychological thriller preparing for principal photography in Peru and Kenya. Director Robert Menzies makes his feature debut with an original screenplay adapted from his own novel, leading a cast headed by Garret Dillahunt, Michelle Hurd, and Henry Ian Cusick. The film follows Jake, a man who ventures into the Amazon rainforest seeking vengeance against a trafficker responsible for his wife's death, only to find himself drawn into a hallucinatory descent alongside a wildlife veterinarian with secrets of her own. Production comes from a team including Menzies, Anjul Nigam, Jordan Gianneschi and Jacob Rice for J2 Productions, Carmelo Chimera with Act One Media, and Lisanne Marks Canty from Harrington Legacy Media. Filming is scheduled to begin in Peru between June and July 2026, with a second production phase in Kenya's Maasai Mara in September. Essential Film Group is handling worldwide sales, launching the project at the Cannes Film Festival market.
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Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Anjul Nigam |
| Producer | Jordan Gianneschi |
| Producer | Jacob Rice |
| Producer | Carmelo Chimera |
| Producer | Lisanne Marks Canty |
| Producer | Robert Menzies |
Cast
| Cast | Garret Dillahunt |
| Cast | Michelle Hurd |
| Cast | Henry Ian Cusick |
Directing
| Director | Robert Menzies |
Writing
| Writer | Robert Menzies |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/bloodwood (last updated Jun 15, 2026).