Horror thriller The Cure from director Nancy Leopardi will star David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Ashley Greene (Twilight), and newcomer Samantha Cochran, Deadline reports today. Sydney Taylor (American Born Chinese), Tyler Lawrence Gray (Wolfpack), and Dylan Flashner (Running on Empty) co-star.

The film is written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer. It “centers on Cochran’s Ally Braun, an adopted 16-year-old with a mysterious illness who learns her bio-tech billionaire parents (Dastmalchian and Greene) are harvesting her blood for nefarious purposes.”

In a statement to Deadline, Leopardi called the film “a satirical take on the modern billionaire class cloaked in a crowd-pleasing thriller,” adding, “The Cure is made in the tradition of classic horror and sci-fi films that are inspired by terrifying socio-political realities and advances in bio-technology. Like Ex-Machina, A.I., and Videodrome I believe we are on the cusp of a revolution in science and the big question is – who will benefit?”

The Cure is produced by John Ierardi and Bo Youngblood of Showdown Productions, and Indy Entertainment, along with Natalie Marciano and Rock Jacobs of Rebel Entertainment. Executive producers include Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, Lucky 13 Productions, Phil Shaltz, Filmhedge, Peter Roumeliotis of Popternative Pictures, Jeff Rice, Michael Breen, J. Todd Harris, Michael Leon Cassutt, and John Harris. Jeffrey Gafner handled casting.