James Gray’s crime film Paper Tiger has already assembled an impressive trio of leads: Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong.
James Gray has some heavyweight features on his resume, including Ad Astra and The Lost City Of Z. He even appeared in a special episode of our podcast.
The filmmaker is now turning his creativity towards the crime genre next having scripted Paper Tiger, his next directorial outing. Furthermore, he’s assembled quite the cast to impress potential investors at this week’s American Film Market.
No less than Adam Driver, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong have signed up to lead the cast, which according to The Hollywood Reporter will focus on two brothers who end up on the hitlist of the Russian mafia.
Adam Driver has been having lots of fun in the past couple of years, turning his attention to all kinds of projects, whether they be prestigious dramas like Ferrari, pulpier fare like 65 or wildly ambitious swings like Megalopolis.
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Anne Hathaway is never less than engaging in anything she lends her talents to, and will also be appearing in David Lowery’s Mother Mary, a film that the director himself has admitted is somewhat ‘baffling’. Hathaway’s eclectic tastes are part of the reason she’s so fun to watch and she’ll also be appearing in It Follows director, David Robert Mitchell’s mysterious next project, Flowervale Street.
Meanwhilse, Succession's Jeremy Strong has been earning plaudits for his supporting role in The Apprentice, the Donald Trump biopic in which Strong puts in an intense turn as notorious fixer, Roy Cohn.
We don’t imagine Paper Tiger will have any problem attracting suitors at the American Film Market. Plans are for an early spring 2025 shoot so we might see it appear later next year. We’ll let you know as we hear more.
