New Films in Production, v.2

[domino harvey]

Rooney Mara will play Audrey Hepburn in biopic directed by Luca Guadagnino

[senseabove]

Gal Gadot to star in To Catch a Thief remake.

[therewillbeblus]

Apparently it's old news, though not mentioned here yet (and getting traffic around the internet due to Spector's recent departure), but Zendaya is set to play Ronnie Spector in an upcoming biopic

[yoloswegmaster]

Bong Joon Ho is in talks with Warner Bros to adapt Edward Ashton's upcoming novel 'Mickey7', with Robert Pattinson looking to star in it.

[therewillbeblus]

J6, a narrative feature depicting the Capital attack et al events of January 6, 2021, produced by Adam McKay

[aox]

I could go either way with McCay, but I just lived through that terrorist attack. It's quite fresh on my mind.

Similarly, I didn't get around to the 9/11 movies (e.g. World Trade Center, United 63, etc...) until the past few years.

[Never Cursed]

Alex Garland to make action film Civil War for A24 with stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Cailee Spaeny

[hearthesilence]

Part of me is entertaining the notion that this will be an expanded, note-perfect remake of John Ford's segment in How the West Was Won...but alas it's not even set in the Old West.

[cantinflas]

‘L’Empire’: Bruno Dumont’s New Sci-Fi Film Will Star Lily-Rose Depp, Adele Haenel & Virginie Efira

[therewillbeblus]

Geoffrey Rush will play Groucho Marx in Raised Eyebrows

[Never Cursed]

Tony Tost's directorial debut will be National Anthem for Bron Studios, with a principal cast consisting of Paul Walter Hauser, Simon Rex, and real-life friends Halsey and Sydney Sweeney

[cantinflas]

Sofia Boutella to star in Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon

Joined by Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi and Sky Yang.

[domino harvey]

Adrian Lyne is coming out of retirement to direct Patricia Highsmith adaptation Deep Water, starring Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas and written by Zack Helm and my fave Sam Levinson. Filming to start in November.

Which was already adapted in radically altered form by Michel Deville as Eaux profondes

Dumped on Hulu, here’s the trailer

[Never Cursed]

Adrian Lyne is coming out of retirement to direct Patricia Highsmith adaptation Deep Water, starring Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas and written by Zack Helm and my fave Sam Levinson. Filming to start in November.

Which was already adapted in radically altered form by Michel Deville as Eaux profondes

Dumped on Hulu, here’s the trailer

Users on the AW forum described this film’s post-production as extremely troubled - real Woman In The Window vibes from the relation of a number of wildly different cuts screened for test audiences. Hopefully this is merely a sign that Disney had no idea what to do with a film like this rather than an indication of a dumpster fire

[beamish14]

Which was already adapted in radically altered form by Michel Deville as Eaux profondes

Dumped on Hulu, here’s the trailer

Users on the AW forum described this film’s post-production as extremely troubled - real Woman In The Window vibes from the relation of a number of wildly different cuts screened for test audiences. Hopefully this is merely a sign that Disney had no idea what to do with a film like this rather than an indication of a dumpster fire

Please pardon my ignorance (and I hope this isn’t a violation of protocols here), but what forum is that? I’ve read a smattering of things about the production on Deadline, but I’m very interested in getting some more in-depth info regarding what exactly happened

[domino harvey]

We try not to publicly say the name because if we do they accuse of us sending our members there to troll ( uh huh, sure Jan). Let’s say it rhymes with “AwardsWorthy”

[domino harvey]

Aziz Ansari will write, produce, direct, and star alongside Bill Murray in a movie adaptation of the non fiction book Being Mortal

[yoloswegmaster]

James Mangold to direct a Buster Keaton biopic.

[swo17]

Who could play a good Buster Keaton? Bob Odenkirk? Will Arnett?

[HypnoHelioStaticStasis]

Don't know about his comedic chops, but Alfie Allen bears a resemblance IMO

[Roger Ryan]

My fear is Rami Malek will be cast as Keaton! Once upon a time (twenty years ago or so), I thought Skeet Ulrich could take on Keaton as a young man. As with any biopic, attempting too big a scope is what can undermine the attempt. For me, the ideal Keaton film would focus exclusively on his relationship with Roscoe Arbuckle before, during, and after the latter's rape and murder trials. At any rate, this new one can't be any worse than 1957's The Buster Keaton Story.

[Walter Kurtz]

Who could play a good Buster Keaton?

Robert Pattinson. His wide-set eyes and makeup could make him a doppelganger.
Also. Has acting chops.

[domino harvey]

This sounds like the perfect star vehicle for Kodi Smit-McPhee after he wins the Oscar

[Red Screamer]

That would convince me to see it despite my reservations, since Smit-McPhee is so physically expressive. No one can match Keaton's genius for movement but that'd be a good start.

[therewillbeblus]

Tom Brady will begin his retirement from the NFL by producing and starring as himself in Brady, a road trip comedy apparently based on a true story; also starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field as the main principals, a foursome of elderly Pats fans who embark on a chaotic adventure to meet their idol