Cary Fukunaga's Blood, David O. Russell's Madden
Dir: Cary Fukunaga (True Detective S1)
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Bullet Train), Tom Hardy (Locke)
Sales agent: WME Independent and Range Media
Synopsis:
Hoffman’s trusted hitman, Olav (Johnson), is a cold, efficient killer, perfect for the job…When Hoffman orders his own wife to be murdered, Olav’s principles clash with his loyalties. Instead of pulling the trigger, he hatches a scheme that makes him Hoffman’s next target.
Ever since Cary Fukunaga exploded onto my radar with the nihilistic, atmospheric sublime True Detective, I’ve been waiting for him to direct a feature that re-captures this essence. The first half of his Bond film (No Time to Die) was glorious, but the second half was not as strong.
Let’s see who bites on Blood On Snow, now shooting in London. Here’s a glimpse of Tom Hardy on set (above still).
Dir: David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Cast: Nicolas Cage
Status: Shooting in January
Nicolas Cage will now lead Amazon MGM’s Madden, from director. Cage stars as the legendary Hall of Fame football coach.
Rather than a true sports biopic like Russell’s The Fighter (2010), a family boxing movie that won multiple Academy Awards, Madden is the origin story of Madden NFL, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time with its newest version, Madden NFL 25 released today.
Here is the Official Synopsis: