EXCLUSIVE: The Dallas Consumers Membership Oscar winner is near boarding Barry Levinson‘s booming ensemble within the David Mamet co-scripted Assassination. Jared Leto‘s deal isn’t closed but, however is nearing, we perceive. He’ll be part of the JFK conspiracy film which already counts his fellow Home of Gucci star Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston.
The homicide thriller noir pic facilities round ground-breaking feminine crime reporter Dorothy Kilgallen performed by Chastain. When she suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald didn’t act alone, she makes use of her fame and affect to seek out President John F. Kennedy’s actual killer. Kilgallen’s journey will put her up in opposition to the CIA, mafia bosses and the FBI, all who would love nothing greater than to make her and this story disappear. Levinson and Sam Bromell co-wrote the screenplay with Mamet.
Assassination is produced by Corey Giant and Jason Sosnoff. Giant can also be financing Assassination. John Burnham, Bernie Gewissler, Pia Patatian and Jordan Nott are EPs. Cameras roll in Boston in early subsequent 12 months.
Patatian, previously of Arclight, is dealing with international rights by her new firm Cloud 9. Patatian launched the venture at AFM final month. Nicholas Celozzi can also be producing.
Louisiana-born Leto, along with being the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and predominant songwriter for the pop rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, is the star of such huge movies as Panic Room, Suicide Squad, Blade Runner 2049, Home of Gucci, and he could be seen within the upcoming Disney reboot Tron: Ares on Oct. 10, 2025. He starred reverse Anne Hathway within the AppleTV+ sequence WeCrashed, concerning the rise and fall of WeWork communal workplace area. Leto gained a Finest Supporting Actor Oscar, Golden Globe, a Movie Impartial Spirit Award, and a SAG award for his flip in Dallas Consumers Membership. Leto is repped by WME.
