EXCLUSIVE: David Weil has commenced manufacturing on Tyrant, with 4 new additions to the L.A.-lensed Amazon MGM culinary thriller: I Might Destroy You‘s Paapa Essiedu, Heated Rivalry breakout Hudson Williams, musician Omar Apollo (Queer), and trend and life-style creator Nara Smith.
Character particulars are underneath wraps. The actors be a part of an ensemble led by Charlize Theron, Julia Garner, and Demi Moore.
One of many few high-profile movies taking pictures in Los Angeles this 12 months, Tyrant‘s logline is being saved underneath wraps, however it’s stated to be a high-stakes thriller within the vein of Wall Avenue and Whiplash set inside New York Metropolis’s elite nice eating scene. Weil is directing from his personal script, based mostly on a narrative conceived with Cody Behan.
The Image Firm companions Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona are producing together with Theron and her Secret Menu companions Beth Kono & A.J. Dix. Weil can be producing with producing accomplice Natalie Laine Williams. Stan Wlodkowski is serving as government producer on the movie.
A latest Olivier Award winner identified for his breakout efficiency in HBO/BBC One’s I Might Destroy You, which earned him Emmy and BAFTA nominations, Essiedu will quickly be seen taking up the enduring function of Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter collection, out Christmas Day. He’s represented by WME, Curtis Brown, and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Cole.
Williams is among the breakout stars of HBO Max and Crave’s cultural phenomenon Heated Rivalry, the queer hockey romance collection now heading into its second season. He’s presently in manufacturing on the movie Equipment and also will be seen developing in Netflix’s The Altruists and Crave’s Yaga. He’s repped by CAA, Pink Administration, and Hansen Jacobson.
Apollo is a recording artist whose debut album, Ivory, earned a Grammy nomination for Finest New Artist and produced the Billboard Scorching 100 hit “Evergreen.” On display, he’s greatest identified for his function reverse Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s A24 romance Queer. He’s repped by CAA, Open Door Administration and Carroll Guido Groffman.
A mannequin and life-style creator identified for her serene, ASMR-style cooking movies, Smith is repped by Vary.