Amazon and Netflix are locked in a heavyweight tussle for rights to make the movie Crime 101 in a deal that could cost either party $100 million.According to Deadline, Crime 101, a package based on a novella by New York Times Best-selling author Don Winslow (The Border), has Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Extraction) and Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) set to star in the movie. No deals are yet in place, but both actors reportedly expressed interest in the film before the SAG-AFTRA strike. Bart Layton, who helmed the movie American Animals, is attached to direct Crime 101. Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan from Working Title and Story Factory’s Shane Salerno put the production package together. Amazon, sources believe, appears to have the edge at this point.Crime 101 is a crime story likened to the iconic movie Heat. Jewel robberies are happening along the Pacific Coast, with law enforcement connecting the thefts to the Colombian cartels. Police detective Lou Lubesnick believes the thefts are the work of one thief looking for a final score. As part of the Winslow collection Broken, HarperCollins published the story in 2020.RELATED: RoboCop, Stargate, Legally Blonde Movie and TV Projects in Development at Amazon
Amazon and Netflix are locked in a heavyweight tussle for rights to make the movie Crime 101 in a deal that could cost either party $100 million.
According to Deadline, Crime 101, a package based on a novella by New York Times Best-selling author Don Winslow (The Border), has Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Extraction) and Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) set to star in the movie. No deals are yet in place, but both actors reportedly expressed interest in the film before the SAG-AFTRA strike. Bart Layton, who helmed the movie American Animals, is attached to direct Crime 101. Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan from Working Title and Story Factory’s Shane Salerno put the production package together. Amazon, sources believe, appears to have the edge at this point.
Crime 101 is a crime story likened to the iconic movie Heat. Jewel robberies are happening along the Pacific Coast, with law enforcement connecting the thefts to the Colombian cartels. Police detective Lou Lubesnick believes the thefts are the work of one thief looking for a final score. As part of the Winslow collection Broken, HarperCollins published the story in 2020.
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