HBO is formally reuniting with Succession creator Jesse Armstrong for an untitled unique film about billionaires. This undertaking will served as Armstrong’s feature-length directorial debut, after greater than a decade since receiving an Academy Award nomination for Greatest Tailored Screenplay for his work on the 2009 black comedy Within the Loop.
“We’re ecstatic to be again in enterprise with the singular expertise Jesse Armstrong coming off our fruitful collaboration on Succession. Jesse as soon as once more raises the bar with a daring examination of contemporary greed, energy and male ambition,” HBO govt Francesca Orsi mentioned in an announcement. “That this characteristic serves as his directorial debut will solely elevate what’s already thrilling on the web page, and we couldn’t be extra excited to share this well timed movie with the world quickly.”
Who’s the forged within the Succession creator’s HBO film?
The Succession creator’s HBO film shall be led by Emmy nominees Steve Carell as Randall (The Workplace, The Affected person) and Ramy Youssef (Ramy, Poor Issues) as Jeff, together with Jason Schwartzman (Bored to Dying) as Hugo Van Yalk and Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Evening, Could December) as Venis. Within the movie, they are going to be enjoying “a gaggle of billionaire pals, who get collectively in opposition to the backdrop of a rolling worldwide disaster.”
The untitled HBO unique film shall be written and directed by Armstrong. Throughout Succession’s four-season run, the acclaimed scribe had gained seven Emmy Awards, together with Excellent Drama Sequence and Excellent Writing for a Drama Sequence. As well as, he can even be govt producing alongside Frank Wealthy, Lucy Prebble, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, Mark Mylod, and Jill Footlick.
“I’m intrigued to find whether or not being round so many good actors and administrators on Succession has in any approach rubbed off on me. Let’s hope so,” Armstrong mentioned. “I’m grateful to Casey Bloys, Francesca Orsi and the entire HBO crew for backing this movie so wholeheartedly and serving to me pull collectively a dream crew of forged and crew.”
