Exclusive: If Beale Street Could Talk star Stephan James is in final negotiations to co-star with Russell Crowe in Paramount’s thriller American Son, which is based on the critically acclaimed French film A Prophet.Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu is on board to direct the movie from a screenplay by Dennis Lehane.
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Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing through Original Film.Rapman landed the job after his film Blue Story, which caught the eye of Paramount execs during the directing search.The film centers around a man (James), who, after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster (played by Crowe) while in prison, builds a multiracial crime syndicate, takes down his mentor, and earns a place for his crew alongside the Italian and Russian mafias.The original pic, directed by Jacques Audiard, follows an Arab man (played by Tahar Rahim), who’s sent to a French prison, where he becomes a mafia kingpin.
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