There are few emerging American filmmakers right now as exciting as Jeff Nichols. The director is coming of a pretty fantastic run of three indie films -- the must-see-if-you-haven't "Shotgun Stories," the excellent "Take Shelter" and the deeply felt "Mud." And now major studios are paying attention. You might remember that Nichols' name was tossed around to direct "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes," but now he's got a projecgt lined up at Warner Bros. and he's staring to cast up. With Michael Shannon already on board, Joel Edgerton is the latest to join the mystery sci-fi movie, about which details are under wraps, though we have a suspicion that it's the movie Nichols was talking to us about entitled "Midnight Special." Or maybe it's something else. But either way, Nichols is using that studio money and Edgerton is simply a great talent, so we can't to see who is recruited to play along.
- 6/28/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
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