The Pirate
Jason Momoa and “Bullet Train” filmmaker David Leitch are set to produce the action feature “The Pirate” for Amazon MGM Studios. In addition, the project is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Momoa should deals close.
Story details are under wraps, aside from it being described as “‘The Raid’ set on a pirate ship”. Will dunn penned the script while Kelly McCormick would also produce. [Source: Deadline]
Death of a Salesman
Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer are set to co-star in Chinonye Chukwu and Tony Kushner’s film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” at Focus Features and Amblin.
Wright will lead as Willy Loman with Spencer as his wife, Linda Loman, in the two-act tragedy, which follows an exhausted travelling salesman who tries to start prioritising his family over his gruelling career after a near-fatal car accident and a fruitless business trip to Boston. [Source: Variety]
The Beatles
Denis Villeneuve’s currently in production “Dune: Part Three” is undergoing one significant change behind the scenes as the first two films’ cinematographer Greig Fraser was replaced by Linus Sandgren (“La La Land,” “Saltburn”) due to a scheduling conflict.
Now actor Josh Brolin has revealed that the reason Fraser was unable to film the new “Dune” was because he’s committed to Sam Mendes’ four films about The Beatles, a job that will reportedly keep Fraser busy for up to two years. [Source: Kevin McCarthy]
Lauren LeFranc
Lauren LeFranc, who developed and served as showrunner on HBO’s “The Penguin,” has signed a two-year overall deal with HBO and HBO Max. She’s also launching her Acid and Tender Productions label.
While nothing has officially been announced, there has been a great deal of speculation on whether or not a second season of “The Penguin” could happen. For now, much of that team is focused on “The Batman Part II” shooting early next year. [Source: Variety]
