David Heyman’s Heyday Films, the company behind this year’s hot Oscar contenders “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Marriage Story,” is set to produce “Shackleton,” the long-gestating biopic of legendary polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, with Tom Hardy on board to play the title role.Written by “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” scribe Peter Straughan, “Shackleton” will reteam Heyday Films and Studiocanal, who most recently delivered two successful “Paddington” movies and Marc Munden’s forthcoming “The Secret Garden.”Studiocanal, which is set to fully finance the film, has been developing it for four years but due to the scale and scope of the project, it has needed a solid production partner.With “Harry Potter” producer Heyman now on board, the ambitious film has more of a chance of actually getting made.
Both Hardy and Straughan have been attached to the project, which is in early development, since 2016.Shackleton
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