Clockwise from top left: Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr., Daniel Deadwiller, Forest Whitaker, and Adam McKay
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After months of grumbling, the A-list band’s latest project from The Big Short And do not search Director Adam McKay has achieved great success in Hollywood.
titled Average height, average buildThe project is described as part serial killer thriller and part comedy that follows a killer who uses political lobbyists to change laws in order to make it easier to kill him, according to sources. Like all of McKay’s recent work, the project will address larger social and political ills – on the lines of the 2008 housing crisis (The Big Short) and the climate crisis (do not search) – this time fighting crime and corruption.
McKay wrote the script and will direct the feature, which hit the studio heads’ inbox this week. The cast already linked includes Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr., Forest Whitaker, and Daniel Didwiller. The script calls to fill in many characters.
The project had been sneaking around with McKay for some time, along with the director We talk about working on a new script that will tackle “big dirty money” during a Q&A at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. At the time, the project was described as a comedy.
But despite the high wattage and McKay’s track record, the project is facing some headwinds in the studios, many of whom have already passed while others are taking their time crunching the numbers. If you move to a streamer, the high-profile cast will require large pre-purchases, which is why some are so reluctant to get involved. Other studio insiders suggest launching a dark political comedy into the current theatrical scene. McKay Studios indicated that the project will appeal to both sides of the political spectrum, but not everyone feels that way. Apple, where McKay struck a deal at first sight, didn’t jump on the project.
The fact that the package includes an Academy Award-winning team behind the camera, a filmmaker whose latest film received a Best Picture nomination, and is populated on screen by members of the award carousel and superheroes alike still couldn’t find a home right away. It exactly screams “hot pack” and is emblematic of the current state of Hollywood. There is a high degree of risk aversion – financial, thematic or otherwise – with streamers unwilling to shell out the big money they launched two years ago just to attract A-list talent.
McKay plans a late summer photoshoot in Boston. The film does not yet have a studio on board for financing or distribution. The writer and director has already lined up key talent under the line, including cinematographer Todd Panhazel, who worked on McKay’s HBO series. win time.
McKay do not search It starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, with an ensemble cast that included Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Marc Rylance, and Tyler Perry. It was nominated for Best Picture, with MacKay receiving a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
The actors so far are newcomers to the McKay school of big comedy, with the exception of Adams. She and MacKay had previously worked together on Dick Cheney’s MacKay Vice. Pattinson last starred in Batman He will then appear on Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17. Adams was recently seen in the Disney sequel frustrated He will next appear in Mariel Heller’s horror comedy nightbeach. Downey will next appear in Christopher Nolan Oppenheimerwhile Whitaker is currently shooting for Francis Ford Coppola Megalopolis. Deadwyler has been garnering a lot of attention this award season for her role as Mamie Till-Mobley in until.