{"id":22989,"date":"2025-07-15T09:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/dash-pictures-expands-into-scripted\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:15:55","slug":"dash-pictures-expands-into-scripted-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/dash-pictures-expands-into-scripted-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dash Pictures Expands into Scripted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.K. indie Dash Pictures, best known for its factual slate, has launched a scripted arm with the feature film <em>Better<\/em> starring Tom Hopper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a number of years of building our factual programming base and securing four Emmy nominations along the way, <em>Better <\/em>marks our first move into scripted,&#8221; said Daniel Sharp, founder and executive producer of Dash Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The psychological thriller has just wrapped filming in the U.K. It stars Hopper as Henry Kane, who discovers he has a long-lost identical twin brother. It is directed by Sharp, who also produces with Anna O\u2019Malley, Laura Hopper and Hopper. Set for delivery later this year, the film was written by Omid Ghaffarian.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the outset, this was a story we felt had psychological depth and real cinematic potential, and producing it alongside Anna, Laura and Tom has been a genuinely collaborative and rewarding experience,&#8221; Sharp added. &#8220;Tom\u2019s performance as both twins is extraordinary, full of detail, nuance and emotional tension. With principal photography wrapped, we\u2019re well into post-production and already in conversations with a number of distribution partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Malley added, \u201c<em>Better<\/em> asks the question we all ask ourselves; am I enough? Is there a better version of myself in here? Unfortunately for Henry Kane, the better version of himself is out there. The insidious nature of jealousy and self-loathing take centre stage in this brother-on-brother thriller. 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