EXCLUSIVE: Duke Nicholson (Us), William H. Macy (Fargo), Tiffany Haddish (Women Journey), Stephen Dorff (Blade), Jake Weary (Oh, Canada) and Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) are set to star in action-Thriller The Deputy, which Highland Movie Group is launching for the Cannes market.
The movie is directed by Matt Sukkar in his function directorial debut and written by Narcos co-creator and co-writer Carlo Bernard primarily based on the eponymous novel by Victor Gischler.
The official synopsis reads: “Half-time Deputy Toby Sawyer (Duke Nicholson) is jolted awake by Chief Krueger (William H. Macy) and assigned to protect a lifeless physique till the coroner arrives. When the corpse mysteriously vanishes, Toby launches a frantic search and unwittingly discovers many years of wrongdoing…and several other cops who’ve turned a blind eye, together with Deputy Billy Banks (Stephen Dorff) who pressures Toby to disregard his findings. Solely Deputy Amanda Jackson (Tiffany Haddish) seems reliable. Determined to maintain his job, Toby should unravel the city’s deep net of corruption earlier than he and his profession find yourself as lifeless because the lacking cadaver.”
Pic is being produced by David Lipper and Robert A. Daly Jr beneath their Latigo Movies banner (Freud’s Final Session), Mark Canton (300), and Dorothy Canton (Arthur The King) of Canton Leisure, and Ryan Winterstern of Applewood Studios (Land of Unhealthy).
They’re becoming a member of Hicham Benkirane, who sourced and developed the undertaking, and is producing through his HBK F.C. banner (Interstate), alongside Brendan Thomas (The Cat and The Moon) and Sukkar. The movie is executive-produced by Victor Gischler, Carlo Bernard, Tiffany Haddish, William H. Macy, Daisy Burnham and Highland Movie Group.
Highland Movie Group is co-financing and dealing with worldwide rights. Manufacturing is ready to start out in September in “the American South”.
“We’re excited to be working with seasoned filmmakers with such spectacular credentials as Mark Canton and Carlo Bernard. We’re assured that The Deputy will ship all of the motion and thrills Victor Gischler infused in his novel. And it’s fantastic to be supporting Duke Nicholson as he launches his profession – we consider he has a giant future!”, mentioned Highland Movie Group CEO Arianne Fraser.
Nicholson is repped by Administration Manufacturing Leisure and Deborah Klein at Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Macy is repped by IAG and Atlas Artists; Haddish is repped by UTA and Brillstein; Dorff is repped by Atlas Artists; Weary is repped by Gersh; Fox is repped by WME and Framework; Sukkar is repped by Luber Roklin, and Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, et al.
