Overview
- Amazon MGM secured worldwide rights and announced the Josh Heuston casting Tuesday, formalizing the feature adaptation of Lauren Asher's Throttled.
- Nzingha Stewart is set to direct from a script by Melissa Osborne with producers that include Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman and Ethea Entertainment’s Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay.
- Heuston is attached to play F1 driver Noah Slade, and the role is being reported as his first major project after his departure from the Prime Video series Off Campus.
- The film has not yet named an actress for Maya, the novel’s female lead, and no premiere or release date has been announced.
- Asher’s Dirty Air books have sold millions of copies and been widely translated, giving the project clear franchise potential within Prime Video’s book-to-screen romance and sports strategy.