Jared Leto is about to accomplish a new career first…
The 45-year-old part-Spanish American actor/singer is set to direct Wolf Films’ period thriller 77for Paramount Pictures. The film marks his feature-length scripted directorial debut.
Set in politically charged 1974 Los Angeles, the story centers on two police officers who team up to recover kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, while simultaneously investigating the brutal murder of a fellow officer. They uncover not only relentless corruption and crime, but a dark and violent conspiracy as well.
David Matthews penned the script from an original screenplay by L.A. Confidential author James Ellroy.
The film will be produced by writer/producer Dick Wolf and Tony Ganz of Wolf Films. Leto also is producing.
Leto’s directing credits include the documentary Artifact, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012; the documentary short Great Wide Open; and thedocumentary series Into the Wildand Beyond the Horizon.
Adria Arjona is island-bound… The 30-year-old Puerto Rican actress will star in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut Pussy Island. Arjona will star alongside Christian Slater, Alia Shawkat, Geena Davis, Haley Joel Osment, Liz Caribel Sierra, Levon Hawke, Trew Mullen, Saul Williams, Cris Costa and Kyle MacLachlan. The actors join an ensemble that also includes Naomi Ackie,…
Jared Leto is a Hollywood outsider… The 44-year-old part-Spanish American actor/rock star will star in the action thriller The Outsider for director Martin Zandvliet. Written by Andrew Baldwin, the project set in post-World War II Japan is aiming to go before the cameras this fall. The Outsider centers on an imprisoned American soldier (Leto) who…
Jared Leto won’t be flying into theaters as originally planned… Sony has pushed back the release date for the Marvel film Morbius, starring the 50-year-old part-Spanish American Academy Award winning actor and singer. While the Columbia Pictures title was previously scheduled to open on January 28, it will now hit theaters in IMAX and premium large…
