Robert De Niro will collaborate once more with director David O. Russell, including a Gen Z icon to the combination: Jenna Ortega.
IndieWire confirmed that De Niro and Ortega will play a pseudo Paul Newman and Tom Cruise for Russell’s model of “The Colour of Cash,” titled “Shutout.” Ortega is ready to star because the ingenue pool corridor beginner who learns the methods of lifelong pool hustler De Niro. Deadline first reported the information.
The official synopsis reads: “De Niro performs Jake Kejeune, one of many final masters of a vanishing craft — the pool hustler. Having lived and misplaced by the roll of a ball in smoky backroom halls, Jake encounters Mia (Ortega), a younger prodigy whose uncooked, electrifying expertise reignites a hearth he thought lengthy extinguished. Sensing a uncommon alternative to form a legend, Jake takes Mia underneath his wing, honing her instincts and sharpening her pure present. Collectively, they plunge into the ruthless world of high-stakes pool, the place the road between unimaginable fortune and devastating failure is razor-thin. As Mia’s star ascends and her ambition grows, Jake should confront the final word query: can he steer her to greatness, or will her starvation for victory eclipse every little thing he has taught her?”
“Shutout” is written by Alejandro Adams, with Russell directing and producing together with RK Movies’ Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Mark Bomback. Black Bear will introduce the mission to worldwide consumers on the upcoming Cannes Movie Market. CAA Media Finance is dealing with U.S. rights. De Niro will obtain the honorary Palme d’Or at this 12 months’s Cannes.
“We’re delighted to be collaborating with the acclaimed director David O. Russell and the legendary Robert De Niro, and particularly excited to see Jenna step into the highlight alongside these two cinematic icons,” RK Movies’ cofounder Kirschenbaum stated. “It’s a uncommon and thrilling alternative to help such a high-caliber staff coming collectively to inform a compelling story — a lineup so exact, it seems like the right break.”
De Niro beforehand starred in Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle,” “Amsterdam,” and extra. Russell is represented by CAA and 42West; De Niro by CAA and RMG; Ortega by CAA and Viewpoint.
Along with “Shutout,” Russell additionally has the John Madden biopic “Madden” within the works with Nicolas Cage portraying the NFL icon.