Zac Efron is reteaming with A24 after The Iron Claw to star in and govt produce the sequence Angel Coronary heart at HBO, with Black Rabbit creator Zach Baylin writing and govt producing. Jonathan van Tulleken, finest recognized for his work on Shogun, is predicted to direct a number of episodes in addition to exec produce.
Based mostly on William Hjortsberg’s 1978 novel Fallen Angel and the sequel Angel’s Inferno, the sequence will comply with a down-and-out NYC paparazzo who makes his dwelling discovering and photographing individuals who don’t wish to be discovered, who’s employed by a mysterious man to discover a lacking lady.
However the deeper he digs to seek out her, the extra it appears to be like like a group of highly effective elites, and perhaps one thing supernatural, are protecting up the disappearance.
This marks the second adaptation of the novel following the cult basic Angel Coronary heart starring Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet and Robert De Niro.
The pic follows Rourke’s personal investigator who’s employed to unravel the mysterious disappearance of a singer often called Johnny Favourite. His investigation takes him to New Orleans, the place he turns into embroiled in a sequence of brutal murders.
When that movie initially premiered, it was obtained with blended evaluations, an underwhelming box-office efficiency and loads of controversy because it was initially given an X-rating for a graphic intercourse scene that finally was lower all the way down to get the R score.
Within the years to return the movie has since grown a cult following and a brand new appreciation for its fashion and tone and felt like the proper property to reinvent for the trendy day viewers.
The package deal was initially put collectively by Efron and A24 who then introduced it to Baylin seeing him as an excellent match after Black Rabbit. Van Tulleken would quickly comply with given his observe document on directing cinematic TV sequence and the package deal then hit the market. It wasn’t lengthy after hitting the streets earlier than HBO jumped on the likelihood to companion with A24.
Whereas we watch for this undertaking to maneuver ahead, subsequent up for Efron and the studio is the darkish comedy Well-known from director Jody Hill that additionally stars Phoebe Dynevor. Efron additionally has the Amazon MGM Studios comedy Judgement Day the place he stars reverse Will Ferrell.
through: Deadline
