Taron Egerton Joins Channing Tatum in New York City Crime Film ‘Kockroach’
Exclusive: Golden Globe Award Winner Taron Egerton (carry) joins Channing Tatum and Zazie Beetz in cockroachNew York crime picture promises producers Andrew Lazar (American sniper) and Kevin Frakes (Hereditary).
Egerton takes over the film from Oscar Isaac, who was announced in late August but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
Today, Lazar described the film as being in context Good guys and Scarface. The summary stated: “cockroach It is the story of a mysterious outsider who takes on New York’s criminal underworld and transforms himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city where power is everything.
The film adaptation of William Leschner’s novel is in pre-production and is scheduled to begin filming in February in Australia. Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic(It will be directed from a screenplay by Jonathan Amis)You weren’t really here) with Ross’s revisions.
Black Bear will continue to sell international rights at the upcoming AFM. CAA Media Finance and Range Select are joint local representatives.
Department heads include Colin Gibson, a production designer who won an Academy Award for his work Mad Max: Fury Road; Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Adam Arkapaw, whose credits include The command, King, Macbethand the first seasons of Top of the lake and True Detective; And visual effects supervisor Jonathan Dearing, known for his work on M3gan, The invisible manand He promotes.
“I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Taron cockroach And seeing him team up with Channing and Zazie in this bold new take on the gangster genre. Under the exceptional talent of director Matt Ross, cockroach It will push boundaries and expectations in the same ways that iconic films like… Scarface and Good guys. I’m also excited to see our amazing creative team coming together. Oscar-winning production designer Colin Gibson, DP Adam Arkapaw, and visual effects supervisor Jonathan Deering,” Lazar said.
Kingsman, Rocket man, Blackbird and carry Star Egerton was recently seen in the Apple TV series smoking And crime pic She’s riding shotgun.
Egerton is repped by Range Media Partners, United Agents and Sloane.