Regé-Jean Page and Glen Powell lead the West.
gave Bridgerton Alum and Top Gun: The Wanderer grad is set to star in an untitled reimagining. Butch and Sundance for Amazon. The straight-to-series drama, which landed on Amazon after competing with both Disney+ and Peacock, will be produced by Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO. Cousin Kaz and Ryan Furpo (The Eternals) will write the script for the series, which is envisioned as a larger franchise with multiple series and spin-offs.
Details are scant, and all parties involved declined to comment because the deals have yet to close, but sources say the untitled Butch and Sundance The series will be in an alternate US like Apple. For all mankind And Amazon’s ex The Man in the High Castle.
Idea for reimagined Butch and Sundance Started with the Russos and AGBO, who brought Page during their collaboration for Netflix The Gray Man. Page will play Butch Cassidy, while Powell will play the Sundance Kid. AGBO brought Powell into the company as co-head who is a fan. Page and Powell, along with Rousseau’s AGBO, then brought Firpus to write. Page and Powell will also be credited as executive producers and will remain actively involved in the show’s creation.
Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot and Scott Nemes will also executive produce for AGBO, along with Joe and Anthony Russo, Page and Powell. An episode count is yet to be determined as the project is in its early stages. A director has not yet been identified.
new Butch and Sundance Expands AGBO and the Russos’ relationship with Amazon, where they already have extensive play. The fort Among the works is the so-called World Event Series Avengers: Endgame Directed by Josh Applebaum and Andrew Namek, the film is described as a spy thriller starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra. The series, which was greenlit in mid-2018, has experienced expensive reshoots amid behind-the-scenes creative challenges.
The Page Powell series is inspired by the 1969 western. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The feature starred Paul Newman as Butch and Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid and followed the duo as they ran from the authorities after a string of train robberies. The picture won four Oscars, was selected for preservation by the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and was named the 73rd Greatest American Film by AFI.
Take on AGBO Butch and Sundance Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell’s Stone Village TV is also developing a series based on Charles Lehrson’s book about the famous bandit. Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw. Sources say the project is currently being shopped around with a writer under contract.
Page, for her part, debuted in season one of Shonda Rhimes’ first show for Netflix. Bridgerton. he has. Dungeons and Dragons A feature film is in the works. It is repped by CAA, UK’s The Artists Partnership, Johnson Shapiro and Shelter PR.
Powell, besides Top Gun: Stray, Netflix’s Breakout Counts Sort it out, hidden figures, everybody wants something! And Expendables 3 Among his credits. It is repped by CAA, Johnson Shapiro and The Initiative Group.
The Russos and AGBO are with CAA.