EXCLUSIVE:Faye Dunaway(Bonnie & Clyde),Harvey Keitel(Bugsy) andAndrew McCarthy(The Blacklist) have signed on to star inFate, a suspenseful, supernatural romance that will launch international sales viaHighland Film GroupatCannes.
Set to enter production in Vancouver this month, the films plot is under wraps, though its key location, the fictional Vista hotel, is said to draw inspiration from the iconic Los Angeles movie theater of the same name, which filmmaker Quentin Tarantino refurbished in 2022.Jonathan Bakeris directing and producing the project, which has been in development for five years, and tells Deadline, there is an excellent chance it will stand as one of the most memorable love stories of our time.
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Known for iconic turns in films likeBonnie & ClydeandChinatown, Dunaway comes toFateafter collaborating with Baker on his debut featureInconceivable, a 2017 thriller also starring Gina Gershon, Nicky Whelan and Nicolas Cage.
L-R: Faye Dunaway, Harvey Keitel and Andrew McCarthyGetty/Disney/Ramona Rosales
Soon, shell be heading to the Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere ofFaye, an HBO documentary in which she candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her career.Seen in cinema classics likeReservoir Dogs,Pulp FictionandBugsy, Keitel can currently be seen starring in the seriesThe Tattooist of Auschwitz, which premiered on Peacock earlier this month.
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Best known for roles in films likePretty in PinkandWeekend at Bernies, McCarthy has more recently been seen on and directed episodes of series likeThe BlacklistandGood Girls.
Additionally, he wrote, directed, produced and appears in the upcomingBrats, a Brat Pack documentary bound for Hulu.
Dunaway is repped by Entertainment Law Partners; Keitel by Twelve Entertainment in Italy and Untitled Entertainment; and McCarthy by CAA, Liebman Entertainment, and Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum.
