Russell Crowe to Star as Mobster in Thriller AMERICAN SON

Russell Crowe has signed on to star in the crime thriller "American Son" for Paramount, which is based on Jacques Audiard's Oscar nominated 2009 French film "A Prophet". The remake will be directed by Andrew "Rapman" Onwubolu ("Blue Story") from a screenplay by Dennis Lehane ("Mystic River", "Gone Baby Gone").

The story centers around a man, who, after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster (Crowe) while in prison, builds a multiracial crime syndicate, takes down his mentor, and earns a place for his crew alongside the Italian and Russian mafias.

The studio is now looking to cast the leading role. Casting is expected to begin shortly. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing through Original Film.

The film was originally set up at Sony Pictures, where it was retitled "American Son". It is now a major priority for Paramount.

Crowe can next be seen in the road-rage thriller "Unhinged", which will be the first movie to return to theaters since the pandemic, on July 1st. He also recently appeared in the biographical western "True History of the Kelly Gang", and the Showtime miniseries "The Loudest Voice".

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Today we have new trailers for:

• The family comedy "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway", a sequel to the 2018 hit starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne and James Corden as the voice of the titular character. The first film's helmer Will Gluck returned to direct and co-write the sequel.
• The Netflix original movie "Marriage Story" from acclaimed filmmaker Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale"). The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda and Ray Liotta.
• The Netflix drama "American Son" based on the acclaimed Broadway play of the same name by playwright Christopher Demos-Brown, who also wrote the film adaptation. Directed by Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon, the film stars Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale and Jeremy Jordan.
• The indie drama "Adopt a Highway" starring Ethan Hawke. The film marks the directorial and writing debut of actor Logan Marshall-Green ("Upgrade", "Spider-Man: Homecoming").
• Netflix's upcoming Christmas movie "Holiday in the Wild" starring Kristin Davis ("Sex and the City") and Rob Lowe ("The West Wing").
• Steven Soderbergh's Netflix drama "The Laundromat" loosely based on the investigative book "Secrecy World" by Jake Bernstein. The film stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, David Schwimmer and Robert Patrick.

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.

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Today we have new trailers for:

• Netflix's upcoming "Breaking Bad" movie "El Camino", which continues the story of Walter White's former sidekick Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). Written and directed by series creator Vince Gilligan, the film also stars Charles Baker and Matt Jones
• The thriller "The Rhythm Section" starring Blake Lively, Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown. The film is directed by Emmy winning helmer Reed Morano ("The Handmaid's Tale").
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• The psychedelic indie thriller "The Wave", which marks the feature directorial debut of music video and commercial director Gille Klabin. The film stars Justin Long ("Tusk"), Donald Faison ("Scrubs") and Sheila Vand ("A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night").
• The French-Canadian coming-of-age drama "Matthias & Maxime" from acclaimed Quebec writer-director Xavier Dolan ("Laurence Anyways"). Dolan also stars alongside Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas, Pier-Luc Funk, Antoine Pilon and Samuel Gauthier.

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.