This will be the last big bidding war of 2024, starring Glen Powell.
Actors are attached to stars and productions homewreckeran erotic thriller with a science fiction twist. This is a collection of short stories that caused a lot of buzz and confusion among several studios and companies.
Legendary Pictures, Lionsgate, New Regency, Sony and Warner Bros. are among the companies that have made offers and are involved in the project, which was unveiled to the town earlier this week.
The unpublished three-chapter story was written by Neil M. Paik, who will also write the screenplay. Details are being kept between the sheets, but sources say the pitch is set for Adrian Lyne, who produced the steamy thriller 9½ weeks and fatal attractionand Alex Garland, whose films include Ex Machina and civil war Tapping into modern anxieties.
The popular new films hitting the Hollywood market after Thanksgiving this year have been vacant, but homewrecker It was a welcome shock.
It’s also a nice finale to a year in which Powell’s star shines. anyone but youHis comedy with Sydney Sweeney was released in late December and was a box office hit, propelling him into the top ranks of male actors. his romantic comedy thriller killerHe also co-wrote and produced the film, which received critical acclaim and earned him a Golden Globe nomination earlier this week. And he starred in tornadoUniversal Pictures’ critically acclaimed update of the ’90s tornado movie. It proved popular with summer audiences, grossing over $370 million worldwide, including over $267 million domestically. All this while he also became the voice of a new generation of Hollywood stars and ushered in a renaissance of the theatrical experience.
The bid involving the actor rounds out Powell’s most wanted year. Anyone else but you, Glenn? More like, no one but you.
Paik has a knack for turning short stories into coveted projects. reawaken, Published by Six by Eight Press, also amid stiff competition, as a series on Amazon with Lena White serving as showrunner. Another short story, rainbow fish, Founded in Warner.
Powell is repped by CAA and Johnson Shapiro. Paik is represented by Untitled Entertainment.
