Yahoo Lifestyle Robert De Niro To Star In Crime Thriller ‘The Whisper Man’ From Netflix, AGBO And James Ashcroft
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix and AGBO’s adaptation of the Alex North novel The Whisper Man is gaining some serious momentum, as sources tell Deadline that Robert De Niro is set to star in the crime thriller. James Ashcroft is set to direct, with Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer adapting the script.
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco will produce for AGBO, marking the sixth film out of Netflix and AGBO’s ongoing partnership.
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Based on North’s New York Times bestselling novel, The Whisper Man revolves around a widow crime writer who, after his 8-year-old son is abducted, looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.”
Kassee Whiting will exec produce for AGBO as will Marcus Viscidi. Production is set to start this spring on the East Coast.
“AGBO is excited to be embarking on our 6th film with our incredible partners at Netflix,” said Russo-Otstot, AGBO’s chief creative officer. “The Whisper Man is a gripping thriller but at its core is a poignant and complex story of father and sons. We are grateful to have one of the finest actors of his generation, Robert De Niro, anchoring that story and with the remarkable James Ashcroft directing.”
AGBO and the Russo brothers continue their successful partnership with Netflix following 2019’s Mosul, the 2020 release of Chris Hemsworth starrer Extraction, the 2022 release of the Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans starrer The Gray Man (No. 7 on Netflix’s all-time most popular film list) and the 2023 release of Extraction 2. All three reached the Netflix Top 10 list in 93 countries.
Next up from AGBO is the adventure sci-fi film The Electric State starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Jason Alexander and Woody Norman, with Giancarlo Esposito and Stanley Tucci.
De Niro and Netflix continue their relationship that began with the Oscar-nominated epic The Irishman, in which that the Oscar winner starred. It continues with the upcoming Zero Day, the first drama series in which he will star. He is also set to star in Warner Bros’ The Alto Knights in which he plays dual roles.
De Niro is repped by CAA; AGBO is repped by CAA; Jacoby is represented by Verve, LIT Entertainment and Lev Ginsburg; and Ashcroft is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.
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