Barry Keoghan In Talks To Join Amazon MGM Studios Adaptation Of Don Winslow’s ‘Crime 101’

Barry Keoghan is in negotiations to join Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo in Amazon MGM Studios adaptation of Don Winslow’s novella Crime 101. He will co-star with Chris Hemsworth, who also is in talks to star and produce alongside producing partner Ben Grayson. The film will be released in theaters next year.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the original short story by Winslow has shades of Heat as it follows high-level jewel thefts that are taking place up and down the Pacific Coast, which police have linked to Colombian cartels. Detective Lou Lubesnick has other ideas, and he zeroes in on one perp, a thief looking for a final score.

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Bart Layton is directing and wrote the script. Producers include Story Factory’s Shane Salerno, Working Title’s Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, RAW’s Layton and Dimitri Doganis and Derrin Schlesinger. RAW’s Joely Fether will executive produce. Pedro Pascal was linked to the project last year to star with Hemsworth, but wound up departing the project due to scheduling conflicts.

Keoghan has already had a busy 2024 starting with Apple TV+ hit limited series The Masters Of Air. On the film side his film Bird, from director Andrea Arnold premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Next Up, he has the untitled film from Trey Edward Shults that also stars the Weekend and Jenna Ortega. He is repped by WME, B-Side Management, Entertainment 360 and Sloane Offer.

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