Charles Melton, the star of “Beef” and “May December,” will be part of Matt Damon within the new film from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the filmmaker duo referred to as the Daniels. The undertaking, which is described as an “event film,” marks the pair’s follow-up to “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Plot particulars stay beneath wraps, however manufacturing is anticipated to start in Los Angeles this summer season. The movie’s launch date was moved from June 12, 2027 to Nov. 19 of the identical 12 months. Damon stepped as much as change Ryan Gosling, who left the image. “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Killing Eve” star Sandra Oh can also be in talks to affix the undertaking. Kwan, Scheinert and Jonathan Wang will produce by their firm Playgrounds.
Melton first obtained consideration for his efficiency in “Riverdale.” He additionally appeared in “Warfare.” Melton’s flip in “May December” earned him a Golden Globe nomination and he’s anticipated to be an Emmy contender for his work in “Beef.” He’s set to star in Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Her Private Hell” alongside Sophie Thatcher and Havana Rose Liu. The movie earned a divisive response when it debuted at this 12 months’s Cannes Movie Pageant.
The Daniels’ credit embody “Swiss Army Man,” an absurdist comedy, in addition to music movies for artists together with Foster the Individuals and the Shins. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was an enormous hit when it debuted in 2022, incomes greater than $140 million globally. It additionally received seven Oscars together with greatest image, and greatest director and greatest authentic screenplay for Kwan and Scheinert.
Melton is repped by CAA and 111 Media. Deadline first reported Melton’s casting.
