EXCLUSIVE: Damien Chazelle‘s subsequent movie appears to be like to have its sights units on some critical star energy as Deadline is listening to Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig are in negotiations to star in a brand new untitled pic from the Oscar-winning director. Chazelle will direct and has written the script and also will produce alongside Olivia Hamilton beneath their Wild Chickens Productions banner. Paramount Footage will distribute the movie.
Whereas unconfirmed, insiders say the movie shall be set in a jail.
If offers find yourself closing for the 2 stars, manufacturing is anticipated to begin later this 12 months. Chazelle had been weighing a number of initiatives in current months together with an Evel Knievel pic with Leonardo DiCaprio circling the lead position. With the studio unable to make a deal for DiCaprio, Chazelle circled again to his jail drama as his subsequent movie. As with every Chazelle characteristic, A-list expertise is at all times circling given his observe file and this case was no totally different with Murphy and Craig excessive on the undertaking following a gathering with Chazelle.
Murphy is coming off his Oscar-winning position in Christopher Nolan’s hit drama Oppenheimer. He just lately wrapped manufacturing on the highly-anticipated Peaky Binders film, The Immortal Man, at Netflix and was additionally just lately seen in Small Issues Like These.
Craig was most just lately seen within the A24 pic Queer, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Subsequent up, he’s set to reprise his position as Benoit Blanc within the upcoming Knives Out sequel Wake Up Lifeless Man, which is able to bow later this 12 months on Netflix.
Craig and Murphy are repped by CAA and Chazelle is repped by WME.
