Demi Moore Joins Charlize Theron, Julia Garner in Culinary Thriller ‘Tyrant’ at Amazon MGM (EXCLUSIVE)
Demi Moore will turn up the heat in Amazon MGM’s new culinary thriller “Tyrant,” alongside Charlize Theron and Julia Garner.
The Oscar-nominated star of “The Substance” has accepted a key role in the project, Variety has learned exclusively. The film is said to be a high-stakes thriller set within New York City’s elite fine dining scene.
Moore is coming off an incredible run from “The Substance,” having delivered a career-best performance as a fading star who turns to a mysterious drug to reclaim her youth and glory. She nabbed a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award in the process, and will next be seen in Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” in late May. She’s also part of the Taylor Sheridan TV universe, appearing on the top-rated series “Landman.”
David Weil (“Hunters,” “Invasion”) serves as writer-director, and “Tyrant” will shoot in Los Angeles, having received a California Film Tax Credit with cameras set to roll in a few weeks.
The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona will produce “Tyrant” along with Theron and her Secret Menu partners Beth Kono and A.J. Dix. Weil will also produce with producing partner Natalie Laine Williams, and Stan Wlodkowski will serve as executive producer. Weil’s script is based on a story he conceived with Cody Behan.
Moore is represented by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, law firm Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown and Passman and The Lede Company.
“Tyrant” joins a growing list of projects for Amazon MGM. The studio is currently on the ground at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas, where they’ll tease a forthcoming slate including “Verity,” “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “Spaceballs 2.”
The Oscar-nominated star of “The Substance” has accepted a key role in the project, Variety has learned exclusively. The film is said to be a high-stakes thriller set within New York City’s elite fine dining scene.
Moore is coming off an incredible run from “The Substance,” having delivered a career-best performance as a fading star who turns to a mysterious drug to reclaim her youth and glory. She nabbed a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award in the process, and will next be seen in Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” in late May. She’s also part of the Taylor Sheridan TV universe, appearing on the top-rated series “Landman.”
David Weil (“Hunters,” “Invasion”) serves as writer-director, and “Tyrant” will shoot in Los Angeles, having received a California Film Tax Credit with cameras set to roll in a few weeks.
The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona will produce “Tyrant” along with Theron and her Secret Menu partners Beth Kono and A.J. Dix. Weil will also produce with producing partner Natalie Laine Williams, and Stan Wlodkowski will serve as executive producer. Weil’s script is based on a story he conceived with Cody Behan.
Moore is represented by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, law firm Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown and Passman and The Lede Company.
“Tyrant” joins a growing list of projects for Amazon MGM. The studio is currently on the ground at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas, where they’ll tease a forthcoming slate including “Verity,” “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “Spaceballs 2.”