Someone's got himself a job:
Paul Rudd & Alexander Skarsgard Board Duncan Jones Mute; Lotus To Sell And Finance AFM
Lotus Entertainment has come on board to handle international sales starting at the upcoming AFM
Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) and
Alexander Skarsgard (Tarzan) are set to star in
Duncan Jones sci-fi thriller Mute, it was announced Tuesday.
Set in Berlin 40 years from now, Mute follows Leo Beiler (Skarsgard), a mute bartender who has one reason and one reason only for living here and shes disappeared. But when Leos search takes him deeper into the citys underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons (led by Rudd) seem to be the only recurring clue, and Leo cant tell if they can help, or who he should fear most.
Mute is based on a script by Jones and Mike Johnson, and will be produced by Stuart Fenegan under Jones and Fenegans Liberty Films banner.
Lotus Entertainment has come on board to handle international sales at the upcoming AFM. CAA, which arranged financing for the film, is handling its domestic sale.
Lotus
Bill Johnson,
Jim Seibel, and Ara Keshishian will serve as executive producers on the film, which is slated to start production in March. Keshishian, the president of production at Lotus, negotiated the deal on behalf of the company.
Ive been working towards making Mute for 12 years now. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that were finally going to shoot this utterly unique film. The fact that I get to make it with
Alexander Skarsgard and
Paul Rudd makes it all the more exciting! Mute is a film that will last. It is unlike any other science fiction being made today, boasted Jones.
Were very excited to work with Duncan and Stuart. They are an immensely talented team that will surely deliver an exciting and cinematic film. Director
Duncan Jones is a true visionary filmmaker and the real deal. Its his caliber of talent that makes storytelling both visually exciting and captivating, said Seibel.
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Bill, Jim and Ara share the same passion I do for building another vision of the future with Duncan. I look forward to going on this journey with them, and also reuniting with
Sam Rockwell and composer Clint Mansell
cant do sci-fi without Sam and Clint, added Fenegan.
Skarsgard recently wrapped production on
David Yates Tarzan for Warner Bros. and is represented by CAA. Rudd just completed Captain America: Civil War for Disney/Marvel and is represented by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Jones, who previously directed Moon and Legendarys upcoming Warcraft, is represented by CAA.
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EXCLUSIVE: Duncan Jones long-cherished
Mute, about a mute bartender who goes up against his citys gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner, may be coming a step nearer to fruition with the news that
Paul Rudd and Alexander Skarsgard have boarded the project. Also joining
Mute is Lotus Entertainment, which will handle international sales and finance the ambitious film in time for
AFM.
Lotus Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel and Ara Keshishian executive produce. CAA arranged the financing and will rep domestic rights. The project is based on a script by Jones and Mike Johnson and will be produced by Stuart Fenegan under Jones and Fenegans Liberty Films banner.
Jones is currently in post on the epic fantasy game adaptation
Warcraft for Universal Pictures.
Mute doesnt have quite the same scale as that monster, but it is a project dear to the stylish Brit directors heart. As recently as a few weeks ago, Jones tweeted that the project was inching forward. Fighting like a nut to make it happen. Getting there, but its all in the lap of schedules now. Time! Why do you mock me so! read Jones tweet. Todays news would seem to show the director is having the last laugh.
The film is set in Berlin, 40 years from today. A roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West in a science-fiction Casablanca. Leo Beiler (Skarsgard), a mute bartender, has one reason and one reason only for living here, and shes disappeared. But when Leos search takes him deeper into the citys underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons (led by Rudd) seem to be the only recurring clue, and Leo cant tell if they can help, or who he should fear most.
Ive been working towards making
Mute for 12 years now. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that were finally going to shoot this utterly unique film, said Jones. The fact that I get to make it with
Alexander Skarsgard and Paul Rudd makes it all the more exciting!
Mute is a film that will last. It is unlike any other science fiction being made today.
Skarsgard recently wrapped production on David Yates
Tarzan for Warner Bros. and is repped by CAA. Rudd just completed
Captain America: Civil War for Marvel Entertainment and Disney and is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Jones is repped by CAA.
Lotus Entertainment has Stevie Russells
EXO starring Bella Thorne and Jack Kilmer on its slate and wrapped production on David Leveauxs
The Kaisers Last Kiss starring Lily James, Jai Courtney and Christopher Plummer and Xavier Gens
The Crucifixion starring Sophie Cookson.
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http://www.thewrap.com/paul-rudd-alexander-skarsgard-to-star-in-duncan-jones-sci-fi-thriller-mute/
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