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EXCLUSIVE: Mosul filmmaker Matthew Michael Carnahan is group to direct The Gatekeeper, which is presently successful improvement for Amazon MGM Studios and Di Bonaventura Pictures.
The pic is based connected New York Times bestselling writer James Byrne‘s caller Deadlock and follows Desmond “Dez” Aloysius Limerick, an unconventional multi-talented ex-operative. After a chance gathering redeeming nan life of a reporter, Dez stumbles crossed a immense conspiracy and must now extremity nan forces intent connected keeping their secrets safe. While nan characteristic was first introduced successful Byrne’s novel, The Gatekeeper, the project, which was adapted by Oscar winning scribe Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential), is mostly based connected Byrne’s 2nd Dez Limerick novel, Deadlock, which is published by Minotaur Books. The 3rd caller successful nan Dez Limerick bid is Chain Reaction while nan 4th is titled Storm Warning.
Di Bonaventura Pictures and Pouya Shahbazian are producing nan project.
Most recently, Helgeland wrote and directed Paramount+’s Finestkind, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Jenna Ortega and Toby Wallace which world premiered astatine TIFF 2023 and was loosely based connected nan scribe/filmmaker’s real-life acquisition arsenic a commercialized fisherman successful his early 20s. In summation to winning an Adapted Screenplay Oscar for L.A. Confidential, Helgeland was besides nominated for an Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Mystic River. His directing & penning credits include Payback starring Mel Gibson, A Knight’s Tale starring Heath Ledger, 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, Legend starring Tom Hardy. As solely a screenwriter, Helgeland wrote Man On Fire and Green Zone. He is represented by WME and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer et al.
Carnahan’s directorial debut Mosul premiered astatine nan Venice Film Festival successful 2019. Carnahan besides wrote World War Z for Paramount, which grossed complete half cardinal astatine nan worldwide container office; and Deepwater Horizon, which was a captious occurrence and produced by Di Bonaventura Pictures. Carnahan is represented by CAA and lawyer Stuart Rosenthal.
