Overview
- Egerton steps into the role after Oscar Isaac exited due to scheduling conflicts, joining leads Channing Tatum and Zazie Beetz.
- The film follows a mysterious newcomer who rises through New York’s underworld to become a larger-than-life crime boss.
- Matt Ross directs the feature adaptation of William Lashner’s novel from a screenplay by Jonathan Ames with revisions by Ross.
- Producers Andrew Lazar and Kevin Frakes position the project in the tradition of Goodfellas and Scarface.
- Black Bear will shop international rights at AFM as CAA Media Finance and Range Select co-rep domestic, with key department heads including production designer Colin Gibson, DP Adam Arkapaw and VFX supervisor Jonathan Dearing.