Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 14, 2014 13:42:46 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/jack-oconnell-money-monster-casting-george-clooney-1201346292/
‘Unbroken’ Star Jack O’Connell and Julia Roberts Join George Clooney in ‘Money Monster’
Jack O’Connell and Julia Roberts is in negotiations to co-star with George Clooney in Tom Rothman’s Tristar Pictures’ “Money Monster.”
Jodie Foster is directing with Rothman’s Tristar Pictures financing the pic.
Story follows Clooney stars as Lee Gates, a bombastic television stock huckster, whose program (the titular “Money Monster”), and life, are taken hostage by an outraged gunman (O’Connell). As much of the world watches live, Gates must keep himself alive and, with help from the woman who produces the show (Roberts), uncover the truth behind a tangle of big money lies. Taught and tense, Money Monster unfolds in near real time.
Producers are The Allegiance Theater’s Daniel Dubiecki, Lara Alameddine and Smokehouse’s Clooney and Grant Heslov. Jamie Linden penned the script; Alan DiFore and Jim Kouf wrote the original draft of the script
Production will begin in the spring.
This marks a reteaming of Roberts and Clooney who worked together on the “Ocean Eleven” films.
Studios have been circling O’Connell ever since the young British actor landed the hot role of Louis Zamperini in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” which bows this Christmas. Universal has already locked him in for their MI6 origin tale “Section 6″ and the actor is also expected to star in “Tulip Fever.”
Roberts has a handful projects in development including a remake of “The Secret in Their Eyes.”
Both are repped by CAA.
‘Unbroken’ Star Jack O’Connell and Julia Roberts Join George Clooney in ‘Money Monster’
Jack O’Connell and Julia Roberts is in negotiations to co-star with George Clooney in Tom Rothman’s Tristar Pictures’ “Money Monster.”
Jodie Foster is directing with Rothman’s Tristar Pictures financing the pic.
Story follows Clooney stars as Lee Gates, a bombastic television stock huckster, whose program (the titular “Money Monster”), and life, are taken hostage by an outraged gunman (O’Connell). As much of the world watches live, Gates must keep himself alive and, with help from the woman who produces the show (Roberts), uncover the truth behind a tangle of big money lies. Taught and tense, Money Monster unfolds in near real time.
Producers are The Allegiance Theater’s Daniel Dubiecki, Lara Alameddine and Smokehouse’s Clooney and Grant Heslov. Jamie Linden penned the script; Alan DiFore and Jim Kouf wrote the original draft of the script
Production will begin in the spring.
This marks a reteaming of Roberts and Clooney who worked together on the “Ocean Eleven” films.
Studios have been circling O’Connell ever since the young British actor landed the hot role of Louis Zamperini in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” which bows this Christmas. Universal has already locked him in for their MI6 origin tale “Section 6″ and the actor is also expected to star in “Tulip Fever.”
Roberts has a handful projects in development including a remake of “The Secret in Their Eyes.”
Both are repped by CAA.