US EditionDwayne Johnson A24 Movie Breakthrough Eyes Oscar Nominated Director
- Darren Aronofsky is reportedly in early discussions to helm the A24 psychological thriller Breakthrough, which is set in early-2000s Southern California and features Dwayne Johnson in a supporting role.
- This project follows Johnson’s recent shift toward auteur-driven roles, building on his second A24 film The Smashing Machine due this October.
- In Breakthrough, Johnson will play a supporting role as a manipulative motivational guru influencing an alienated young man, with casting still ongoing.
- Aronofsky, known for directing The Whale and Black Swan, will reunite with A24 after Brendan Fraser won an Oscar for The Whale, with production involving Seven Bucks and Shiny Penny.
- The collaboration marks Johnson’s intention to depart from family-friendly fare toward more complex roles, indicating a notable career repositioning.
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The film is set in Southern California and follows an alienated young man who finds himself under the influence of a guru.
Darren Aronofsky in Early Talks to Direct Dwayne Johnson in Drama ‘Breakthrough’ for A24
One of our favorite Darren Aronofsky films is “The Wrestler,” and he may be teaming up with a former wrestler, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Aronofsky is in early conversations to direct “Breakthrough,” a drama that will co-star Dwayne Johnson and is set up at A24, a source told IndieWire. “Breakthrough,” written by Zeke Goodman, would co-star Johnson in a film set at the turn-of-the-millennium Southern California about an alienated young man who c…
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ComingSoon.netDwayne Johnson A24 Movie Breakthrough Eyes Oscar Nominated Director
Photo Credit: Netflix A24 may have found a director for its upcoming film Breakthrough starring Dwayne Johnson, according to a new report from Deadline. Who is in talks to direct Breakthrough? According to Deadline’s report, Darren Aronofsky is in early conversations to direct the
The next Dwayne project “The Rock” Johnson is increasingly close to happening. The famous star by “Velozes and Furiouss” and “Jumanji” can star the next film by Darren Aronofsky (“Cisne Black”), entitled“Breakthrough”. According to the Variety, both are in negotiations to participate in the film, which will have Zeke Goodman (“Seconds Intensions”) as a router. The film can mark the return of Aronofsky to A24, which has animated the production of…
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