Netflix has assembled an thrilling forged for a heist thriller from “Metropolis of God” and “The Two Popes” director Fernando Meirelles. Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones will all star in “Right here Comes the Flood” for the streaming service.
Netflix content material chief Bela Bajaria introduced the information in the course of the streamer’s Upfronts presentation on Wednesday. The movie hails from author Simon Kinberg (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” upcoming “Star Wars” trilogy), who can also be producing the movie alongside Audrey Chon for his Style Movies banner, as is Meirelles. Samson Mucke is government producing.
“Right here Comes the Flood” is an unconventional heist film a few financial institution guard, a teller, and a grasp thief in a lethal sport of cons and double crosses.
Kinberg’s script dates way back to 2020, when Netflix first gained the spec script from Kinberg and later when Jason Bateman was in talks to direct the movie. Now although, Pattinson has simply closed his deal to star.
The movie is Meirelles’ first characteristic since 2019’s “The Two Popes” additionally for Netflix, however he was a director on “The Sympathizer” and “Sugar” for tv.
It’s an thrilling forged, two of whom are going to be seen at movies premiering on the Cannes Movie Competition this week, together with Pattinson in Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” reverse Jennifer Lawrence, and Washington in Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest.” Edgar-Jones was most lately seen in “Twisters” and “On Swift Horses,” and she or he’s in manufacturing now on Chloe Domont’s subsequent movie “A Place in Hell.” Pattinson, who most lately starred in “Mickey 17,” can also be presently taking pictures Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and he’ll be seen in Kristoffer Borgli’s upcoming movie “The Drama” alongside Zendaya.
Pattinson is represented by 3 Arts, WME, Curtis Brown Group, Sloane, Provide, Weber & Dernand and Narrative. Edgar-Jones is represented by UTA, Hamilton Hodell, and Slone, Provide, Weber & Dern.