US EditionUnited Artists Lands ‘Lizard Music’ Package Reuniting ‘Smashing Machine’s Dwayne Johnson And Benny Safdie
Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists acquired Lizard Music, a film starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Benny Safdie, based on Daniel Pinkwater's novel with multiple producers involved.
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After ‘The Smashing Machine’ Disappointment, Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson’s Next Project ‘Lizard Music’ Lands at United Artists
Just a little over a month after it hit the market, Amazon MGM’s United Artists has scooped up the rights to “Lizard Music,” which is the next film from Benny Safdie that will reunite him with Dwayne Johnson. Clearly the box office disappointment for their first collaboration “The Smashing Machine” did nothing to dampen the excitement for their next team-up. “Lizard Music” though is even stranger, a book adaptation that concerns lizard musicians…
Although director Benny Safdie and actor Dwayne Johnson's first collaboration failed to become a box office hit, their next film, an adaptation of the novel Lizard Music, generated a healthy buzz in the studio community. Distribution rights were acquired by United Artists, a studio owned by Amazon MGM and run by Scott Suber. Safdie
Dwayne Johnson To Star In "Lizard Music"
Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie are set to continue their collaboration with a film adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater’s young adult novel, “Lizard Music”. The project is in development at Amazon-MGM/United Artists. Safdie will take on directing duties and is also penning the adapted screenplay for the film. Johnson is attached to star in the leading […]
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