Another day, another bidding war. Apple and Netflix are among the deep-pocketed steaming services willing to shell out big money to land an Oscar-baity film. In this case, it’s for the chance…
playing Sue Mengers, a legendary super agent who donned a caftan like a suit of armor and wielded a joint like a mace while trying to get the best deal possible for her A-list clients. Paolo Sorrentino, an Oscar-winner for “The Great Beauty,” is attached to direct from a script by Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo and John Logan.
But Netflix and Apple are concerned with subscriptions and nothing supercharges those like buzz. Mengers is a juicy role for Lawrence, who will next be seen in Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up” opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. Sorrentino’s next project, coming-of-age drama “The Hand of God,” is also set up at the streamer and will be getting an awards season push.
Bette Midler memorably played Mengers on Broadway in the one-woman show “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers,” which was also written by Logan . Dyan Cannon also played a role of a barrier-breaking agent that was heavily inspired by Mengers in the 1973 mystery “The Last of Sheila.” In her heyday, Mengers represented the likes of Candice Bergen, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Ali MacGraw, Steve McQueen, Ryan O’Neal, and, most famously, Barbra Streisand .
Puck News broke the story of the heated auction for the JLaw project. Spokespeople for Apple, Netflix and Lawrence did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
watchOS 7.6.1: Crucial Apple Watch Update Released With Urgent Security FixesThe latest watchOS update is out, and it’s different from other updates. And you should install it now, Apple insists.
Read more »
Everything Under the Sun: Air quality, wildfires and Covid on Apple PodcastsThis week on 'Everything Under the Sun', DeanPSUpa welcomes RealJonPorter to discuss the impact that wildfire smoke is having on air quality throughout the US. AccuWeatherPod Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Web:
Read more »
watchOS 7.6.1: Crucial Apple Watch Update Released With Urgent Security FixesThe latest watchOS update is out, and it’s different from other updates. And you should install it now, Apple insists.
Read more »
Apple iPhone 12 Has A Secret Upgrade PossibilityThere’s a part you can swap out in an iPhone 12 to give it a whole new functionality. But the technique is definitely not for the faint-hearted.
Read more »
Apple to start checking iPhone and iCloud photos for child abuse imageryApple on Thursday said it will begin testing a new system to automatically match photos on iPhones and uploaded iCloud accounts to a database of child sexual abuse images and alert authorities as needed.
Read more »