Paul Rudd and Jack Black could also be heading to the jungle. Deadline is listening to that whereas no deal is completed, the 2 are in early talks to star in Anaconda at Sony Footage. The Insufferable Weight Of Huge Expertise writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Ettin penned the script, with Gormican planning to direct. Brad Fuller and Andrew Kind are producing via Totally Shaped banner.
The studio had no remark.
The unique 1997 thriller starred Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson and Ice Dice and adopted a Nationwide Geographic-esque movie crew that’s taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them alongside on his quest to seize the world’s largest and deadliest snake, an anaconda. The movie overperformed on the field workplace, bringing in $145 million globally together with $65 million domestically. It additionally supplied Lopez and Dice with a field workplace hit early on of their careers.
Sources say this newest model will not be a remake however a brand new take with the identical snake entrance and heart, with a narrative that leans extra towards the comedy entrance.
Insiders add that offers are nonetheless far aside, however discussions have been ongoing for a while. We are going to break extra particulars as they’re revealed.
Gormican’s most up-to-date work got here in penning the script for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, one other film franchise extension that returned star Eddie Murphy to his iconic function. It was a success for Netflix which launched it in July.
The MyTimeToShineHello Twitter deal with broke the information concerning the Black casting information.
