Quentin Taraninto wrote the script but is not directing the feature, which is set up at Netflix and stars Brad Pitt in his Oscar-winning role of Cliff Booth.
Scott Caan and Elizabeth Debicki are joining Brad Pitt in the feature that is being made by Netflix.
Much of the project is shrouded in secrecy, but it is known to center on Cliff Booth, the former stuntman and body double to TV actor Rick Dalton, as seen in Tarantino’s 2019 film. It is set in a later time period than that movie. It is unclear how much of the material, if any, is based on Tarantino’s 2021 novel by the same name and which revealed more of Cliff’s backstory, including the death of his wife.
Channing Tatum to star in Brad Pitt-produced Isle of Man TT film
mazon MGM Studios has picked up a film about the Tourist Trophy races, along with a corresponding docuseries made by the team behind ‘Drive to Survive.’
Motorsport has well and truly captured the imagination of Hollywood. On the heels of the F1 summer blockbuster, which stars Brad Pitt as a driver for the fictional APX GP team, the A-lister will turn his attention to a new movie centered around one of the most challenging and possibly deadly races in the world — the Isle of Man TT, also known as the Tourist Trophy races.
Channing Tatum has been tapped to star in the project, which was picked up by Amazon MGM Studios, while Pitt will produce the film with his company Plan B Entertainment. The Magic Mike actor is a bike racing enthusiast, and has even travelled to the Isle of Man for the TT races in the past. He’s also appeared in several motorsport-adjacent movies, including the 2005 film, Supercross and the 2017 Steven Soderbergh-directed NASCAR flick, Logan Lucky.
Focus Features Dates Daniel Day-Lewis’ Big Screen Return ‘Anemone’
Focus Features has locked in a release date for Anemone, its film bringing three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis back to the big screen for the first time since Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread in 2017.
Marking the directorial debut of the actor’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis, the film is said to explore the complex and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons. It’s slated to open in limited release on October 3rd before expanding on October 10th.
Ronan Day-Lewis directed from a script written with Daniel Day-Lewis, with Brad Pitt’s Plan B producing. The cast also includes Sean Bean, Samuel Bottomley, Safia Oakley-Green, and Samantha Morton.
