Special: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Bullet Train), Tom Hardy (Poison) and director Carrie Fukunaga (No Time to Die) are making a team for Joe Nesbo A crime-thriller adaptation, Blood on Snowwhich will be the largest pre-sales title at TIFF for WME Independent and Range.
Nesbø is scripting the project based on his own best-selling novel of the same name (with revisions by Ben Power).
The controversial story unfolds in 1970s Oslo, where the leaders of two rival gangs – Hoffman and Fisherman. (hardy) – Fight for control.
It marks a rare feature screenwriting outing for the acclaimed Norwegian novelist whose books have been adapted into multiple hit movies and TV series. The shooting of the film is scheduled to take place later this year.
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The synopsis reads: “Hoffman’s trusted hitman, Olav (Johnson), is a cold, efficient killer, perfect for the job. But beneath his ruthless exterior lies an unpredictable intelligence and an unshakable moral code shaped by a complicated childhood…When Hoffmann orders the murder of his own wife, Olav’s principles collide with his loyalties. Instead of pulling the trigger, he hatches a plan that makes him Hoffman’s next target and with nowhere safe to turn, Olav forms an uneasy alliance that puts him at the center of Oslo’s deadly gang war. Once a violent enforcer, Olav’s choice makes him an unlikely hero in a world where no good deed goes unpunished.”
Hardy, who has a supporting role in the movie, and Dean Baker will produce the project under their Hardy Son & Baker banner alongside Fukunaga, Nesbo, Niklas Salomonsson and Hayden Lautenbach.
Mike LaRocca and Michael Shafer will also produce under the Department M banner, which will also fully finance the feature. The film is executive produced by Hardy Son & Baker’s Tallulah Fairfax as well as Damiano Tucci, Sophia Banks and Tiziano Tucci.
WME is co-dealing local rights with Independent Range Media. WME Independent will handle international rights.
Taylor-Johnson has Kraven the Hunter, Nosferatu And After 28 years Next up is Hardik Venom: The Last Dance Out next month.
True detective And Beasts of No Nation Director Fukunaga recently directed the big budget Apple series Masters of Air. His last film was a Bond film No Time to Die in 2021, which made $775M globally. Several women’s reports of alleged inappropriate behavior by the filmmaker surfaced between 2021-2022 but he has since made a big-budget Apple series.
Taylor-Johnson is repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Sloane, Offer. Hardy is repped by Range Media, United Agents and Sloane, Ofer. Fukunaga is repped by WME, Sugar23, and Lichter, Grossman. Nesbø is repped by Salomonson Agency, WME and Christopher Tricarico. Hardy Son & Baker is repped by Range Media, CAA and Sloane, Offer.
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