Three weeks after Skydance paused new spending on a collection starring and govt produced by Jeremy Sturdy and written and govt produced by Tobias Lindholm and Frank Pugliese, the high-profile drama has been placed on maintain, sources inform Deadline.
The transfer comes because the regulatory approval technique of Skydance‘s proposed $8 billion Paramount takeover continues to tug on.
Tentatively titled 9/12, the collection was the primary and solely thus far Skydance manufacturing budgeted in opposition to the brand new Skydance-Paramount deal. Whereas new spending was paused earlier this month, 9/12 nonetheless had been concentrating on its initially deliberate August filming kickoff.
That concerned a June begin of pre-production. With no promising updates on the Skydance-Paramount deal entrance, pre-production will not start subsequent month.
In line with sources, Skydance has been October various begin date however that clashes with Sturdy’s dedication to the brand new Peter Morgan Netflix collection The Boys From Brazil, which the Succession alum headlines.
Skydance stays dedicated to the collection, which is now eying a 2026 begin, sources stated.
A rep for Skydance declined remark.
9/12, which was initially arrange at Sister in 2021 as The Greatest Of Us earlier than shifting to Skydance late final yr, tells the story of the primary responders of 9/11, counting on closely researched accounts, and pays tribute to these impacted.
