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The Big Picture Ryan Coogler's as-yet-untitled genre film may have its villain. Jack O'Connell is in talks to star alongside Michael B. Jordan as the antagonist in the upcoming project. Deadline reports that O'Connell is circling the role for the film, which is slated to begin shooting later this month en route to a March 7, 2025 release date.
So far, details on the project have been scarce; it has been described as an "event film" and will be shot for IMAX. A report earlier this year indicated that it will be a period horror film, featuring vampires in the South of the 1930s. Jordan will reportedly play two different vampires in the film, which will deal with the Jim Crow racism of the era.
Who Is Jack O'Connell? Close British actor O'Connell made his film debut playing a belligerent gang member in 2006's This is England. He achieved greater fame on the British teen drama series Skins, playing troubled bad boy Cook. He made his American debut in 2014's 300: Rise of an Empire, before landing a starring role in Angelina Jolie's directorial debut Unbroken, in which he played long-distance runner turned WWII POW Louis Zamperini.
In addition to directing the film, Coogler will write the script, and will also produce with Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian. It will be executive produced by Rebecca Cho, Will Greenfield, and film composer Ludwig Göransson. Göransson is another frequent Coogler collaborator; he has scored all four of Coogler's features, winning a Best Original Score Oscar for his work on Black Panther.
Ryan Coogler's untitled period genre film will be released on March 7, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. You can watch O'Connell in Lady Chatterley's Lover on Netflix.
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