Alan Rickman stars in Dark Harbor, a stormy romantic thriller from Adam Coleman Howard. The enigmatic David (Rickman) and his moody heiress wife Alexis (Polly Walker) are speeding through torrential rains to make the last ferry to their private island home off the Maine coast when they stop to help a mysterious young man. Enter Norman Reedus -- the Prada poster boy you probably noticed first in Mimic -- who quickly coopts the unhappy couple and travels with them to the island.

"It's a classic love triangle about a couple whose marriage is infiltrated by a young stranger, but we planted a virus in it so it grows differently than one would expect," says Coleman Howard. "The trajectory of the story appears to follow a classic path, but it is not in fact what it seems."

Coleman Howard was originally an actor (Slaves of New York) before turning director with Dead Girl several years ago. (Look for that feature's delayed release through Live in March.) He wrote Harbor with actor pal Justin Lazard ("Central Park West") and says Rickman was his top choice to play David. He also got the cinematographer he wanted -- Robert Altman regular Walt Lloyd -- after ignoring his agent's protests that Lloyd was inaccessible and sending the script directly to his home with a "heartfelt" two-page letter. Producing are Hart Sharp Entertainment's John Hart and Jeff Sharp in association with Killer Films' Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler. Hart and Vachon have teamed up before with other partners on films like Safe and Office Killer.

Dark Harbor shot for 27 days this fall in the tiny coastal town of Camden, Maine. At press time Coleman Howard was editing at Hart Sharp/Killer Films' New York facility. Dark Harbor should be finished in late January and all rights are available.

Cast: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker, Norman Reedus. Crew: Producers, John Hart & Jeff Sharp for Hart Sharp Entertainment; Line Producer, Katie Roumel; Screenwriters, Adam Coleman Howard and Justin Lazard; Director, Coleman Howard; Director of Photography, Walter Lloyd; Production Designer, Marcus Cantor; Editor, Annette Davey; Music, Tracy McKnight. Contact: John Hart, Hart Sharp Entertainment, Inc., 380 Lafayette Street, Suite 304, New York, NY 10003. Tel: (212) 475- 7555, Fax: (212) 475-1717.

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