After the pair carried Thor: Ragnarok to new comedic heights for Marvel, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth are looking to recapture that magic in a new drama. Deadline reports that Ruffalo has entered talks to star in the Amazon MGM Studios adaptation of Don Winslow’s novella Crime 101., which also has Hemsworth attached to star. […]
Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal to headline Crime 101
Netflix and Amazon are reportedly in a $100 million bidding war to secure the rights to Crime 101, a Heat-style drama that has Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal attached to star. Deadline reports that Bart Layton, who helmed the superb American Animals, is on board to direct, and while no deals are in place for […]
How to Write a Novel 101 with Don Winslow | The Writer Experience Podcast #95
Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… In this episode of The Writer Experience, Court and Harry are joined by twitter.com/donwinslow, the New York Times bestselling artist of over twenty crime and mystery novels, including The Cartel, The Force, and The Border, as well as many short stories and film screenplays. Every one […]
Matt Damon and James Mangold to reunite for The Force
Having worked together on the Best Picture-nominated Ford v Ferrari, director James Mangold and star Matt Damon are set to reunite on an adaptation of the 2017 Don Winslow novel The Force. Mangold first signed on to the project following the release of Logan in 2017, and he has now enlisted Damon for the lead […]
FX to adapt Don Winslow’s Cartel Trilogy for TV
FX Networks has announced that it has snapped up the rights to Don Winslow’s acclaimed Cartel Trilogy which it is developing as a TV series with Shane Salerno (Armageddon) scripting. The three books – The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border – follow a DEA agent, Art Keller, on a harrowing 45-year journey through […]
William Friedkin to direct The Winter of Frankie Machine
Deadline is reporting that legendary filmmaker William Friedkin is set to direct an adaptation of best-selling novel The Winter of Frankie Machine. Both Michael Mann and Martin Scorsese had previously been linked to the project, as was Robert de Niro, but now it looks like Friedkin is finally getting it off the ground. The adaptation […]
The Cartel screenwriter discusses the upcoming Ridley Scott adaptation
Although he still harbours ambitions of another outing in the Alien franchise, it seems that director Ridley Scott is set to follow up All the Money in the World with The Cartel, an adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel. Scott first attached himself to the project – which revolves around the Mexican drug cartels, and includes a fictionalised […]
