Josh Brolin is about to topline “Mister,” the directorial debut of legendary second unit director and stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood. The undertaking hails from Brilliant White Mild and Thunder Highway, with principal pictures set to start in early 2026 in Spain.
In response to the official synopsis, the movie “follows a person who wakes up in an odd home lined in blood and comes to understand his true identification whereas preventing off contract killers from his previous — together with everybody from his exes to his finest good friend. To get out, he groups up along with his estranged daughter who has additionally ended up within the household enterprise, however they might want to restore their relationship with a purpose to survive.”
Eastwood has a very staggering profession, serving as stunt coordinator on “Mission: Unattainable – Rogue Nation” and the following installments within the franchise “Mission: Unattainable – Fallout,” “Mission: Unattainable – Lifeless Reckoning” and “Mission: Unattainable – The Remaining Reckoning,” along with tasks like “Fringe of Tomorrow,” “Interstellar” and “Jumanji: The Subsequent Stage.” He was additionally second unit director on Ron Howard’s “Inferno,” “Males in Black: Worldwide” and “The Mummy,” together with the latter three “Mission: Unattainable” movies and “Jumanji: The Subsequent Stage.”
Brolin is coming off a really large yr that features Zach Cregger’s horror blockbuster “Weapons” and can proceed, with roles in Edgar Wright’s upcoming Stephen King adaptation “The Operating Man” and Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Lifeless Man,” the newest within the “Knives Out” franchise. Subsequent yr, he’ll seem in Ridley Scott’s “Canine Stars,” literary adaptation “Whalefall” and the third chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Half Three.”
Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce for Thunder Highway alongside Brolin for Brolin Productions. Nicki Cortese, who additionally penned the script with Nick Inglis, will produce with Wayne Marc Godfrey for Brilliant White Mild, who’re additionally financing the movie.
“Having the chance to collaborate with Josh is every part I may have hoped for,” Eastwood stated in a Thursday assertion. “His presence and gravitas outline ‘Mister’ and convey the movie to life in each method. What excites me most about this undertaking is the depth of the characters and complexity of their relationships, which permits me to construct motion round story, with out ever shedding the depth the style calls for.”
Govt producers embrace Chase Vergari, Ibrahim Mohammed, Eric Handler and Will Flynn. Black Bear represents worldwide rights on the movie, with CAA Media Finance dealing with the U.S. rights. Sophie Meyer and Alex Bigman will oversee for Brilliant White Mild. Brolin is represented by CAA; Eastwood by UTA.
