The A24 study has achieved the coveted the Riders project, with Pitt as the protagonist and Edward Berger as director.
After the success of the film “Conclave”the director Edward Berger He already has his next confirmed project and is collaborating with one of the most important Hollywood stars: Brad Pitt.
After a competitive situation, the study A24 has achieved the coveted project The Riderswith Pitt as the protagonist and Berger as director. David Kajanich will adapt the novel of Tim Wintonaccording to the Deadline portal.
What is “The Riders”, the new Brad Pitt
The novel follows Fred Scully (Pitt), who, after traveling through Europe for two years, arrives in Ireland with his wife and daughter, and, for a mystical whim of Jennifer (his wife), buys an old farm in the shadow of a castle. While Scully spends weeks just renewing the old house, Jennifer returns to Australia to liquidate her assets. When Scully arrives at Shannon airport to pick up Jennifer and her seven -year -old daughter, Billie, is Billie who appears alone. There is no note, no explanation, not even a word of Jennifer, and the shock leaves her speechless. At that moment, Scully’s life collapses.
Ridley Scott and Michael Puss De Scott Free will produce the film along with Nine Hours from Kajanich and Berger, and Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner for Plan B Entertainment.
Scott Free has been developing the script for a while after Kajganich presented the novel to the company a decade ago. The producer came to consider it a possible direction. Recently, Berger, who worked with Scott Free TV in the AMC series The terrorcreated by Kajanich and with the executive production of Ridley Scott, was interested in the script. Pitt finally received the script and, once he promised, he soon became one of the most prominent projects of the year. Given its prestige and its great projection, A24 was determined to get the project.
Production will begin at the beginning of 2026 and will be filmed in several locations in Europe. A24 will finance and manage the world premiere of the movie in cinemas.
Source: Ambito
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