Overview
- Clockwork, which entered exclusive talks Tuesday, is negotiating North American rights in a reported mid-teens deal that has not yet closed.
- Park Chan-wook is set to direct the Western with Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler, Pedro Pascal and Tang Wei attached to star.
- The film follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge on bandits who use a severe thunderstorm to raid a small town.
- Filming is being lined up for early next year if the deal finalizes, as the new Warner Bros. label plans a theatrical release and builds a slate that includes Sean Baker’s Ti Amo! and a re-release of Ken Russell’s The Devils.
- Legendary’s 193 is handling international sales, with WME Independent and CAA Media Finance brokering the U.S. talks, for a long-gestating Black List script reported at a budget north of $60 million.