Flying Lotus signs multi-film development deal with XYZ Films and Logical Pictures

Steven Ellison, the multidisciplinary artist and musician Flying Lotus has signed a multipicture deal with Logical Picture Paris and XYZ Films to produce and manage a selection of upcoming movies.

Negotiated by Frédéric Fiore and Grace Adams from Logical Pictures and Nate Bolotin, partner at XYZ Films, on behalf of Brainfeeder Films, the independent film finance and production company Ellison founded with filmmaker Eddie Alcazar in 2016, the deal will finance multiple horror, thriller, and science fiction projects.

Ellison has cultivated a network of notable collaborators over the years that includes David Lynch.Twin Peaks and The ReturnAlma HarelLoveTrue), Hiro Murai (Atlanta, Station Eleven), Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop Carole & Tuesday(), and LeSean Tom, who produced and composed the music for the Netflix 2021 anime. Yasuke starring Lakeith Stanfield.

“I am glad to be joining forces again with longtime partner XYZ Films,” Logical Pictures Group president Frédéric Fiore said in a statement. “Flylo is a highly talented and respected musician with such a unique creative universe. I can’t wait to work on his upcoming film and cross media projects after his promising debuts as a filmmaker.”

In January, XYZ Films announced that Ellison’s second film, the forthcoming sci-fi horror feature AshThis summer, production would get underway. “I’ve a strong desire to innovate in the sci-fi space and I really want to show the world something they’ve never seen before,” Ellison said of the movie in a press release.