Adrien Brody is contemplating his first undertaking after latest Oscar win, beginning with a doable position in Damien Chazelle’s Evel Knievel film.
Contemporary after taking dwelling his second Academy Award for Finest Actor, Deadline reviews that Adrien Brody is contemplating taking over a job in Damien Chazelle’s Evel Knievel On Tour, which has Leonardo DiCaprio in negotiations to star. Nevertheless, the report states that discussions are nonetheless within the very early levels, and nothing will occur till DiCaprio’s deal closes.
THR provides that Brody might be up for the position of Shelly Saltman, the “author and sports promoter who was viciously attacked by Knievel by an aluminum bat.” Chazelle and DiCaprio have been engaged on the undertaking for fairly a while, and manufacturing might even get underway this summer season, assuming a deal may be reached with DiCaprio. William Monahan (The Departed) has written the script.
Evel Knievel was recognized for his death-defying motorbike stunts, breaking data and bones within the course of. His recognition was at an all-time excessive all through the ’70s, producing tens of millions from appearances and toy gross sales, but it surely all got here crashing down when he attacked Saltman. He served time in jail and misplaced his endorsements, resulting in the daredevil declaring chapter.
Brody received the Finest Actor Oscar for his efficiency in The Brutalist. Right here’s the official synopsis: “Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost…”
Our personal Chris Bumbray was a giant fan of the movie, saying it’s fairly rattling near being a masterpiece. “The Brutalist is a three-and-a-half hour masterwork (with an intermission) that will go a long way towards establishing Corbett as one of the great modern directors,” Bumbray wrote. “Indeed, The Brutalist is a full meal (I skipped all the TIFF screenings after it because I needed to digest what I’d seen for a while). It’s a whole lot of movie, but right from the opening scenes, where Adrien Brody’s Toth arrives at Ellis Island and gets a first glimpse at the Statue of Liberty as Daniel Blumberg’s masterful score blares, you know you’re in the hands of a master of his craft.” You possibly can try the remainder of his overview proper right here.
