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ZZZ Unknown Production – Idol’s Eye (2018) | Olivier Assayas

Directed by: Olivier Assayas

Produced: Charles Gillibert (Personal Shopper, Mustang), Scott Lambert (Four Rooms), Alexandra Milchan (The Wolf of Wall Street), Scott Stuber (Ted)

Writer: Oliver Assayas

Release Date: 2018

Budget: USD25 million

Role: John Mendell

Costars: Sylvester Stallone (Tony Accardo), Rachel Weisz , Jim Cantafio (Jackie ‘The Lackey’ Cerone), Stephen Badalamenti (Butch Petrocelli)

Sales Agent: Lotus Entertainment

CURRENT STATUS:

4 Nov 2015: Filming was cancelled on first day of shooting – finance fell through. Assayas still trying to get film off the ground, but it was completely removed from IMDbPro in 2014
4 Nov 2016: Sylvester Stallone Replaces Robert De Niro – Filming to commence in Toronto in February 2017.
5 Nov 2016: Preproduction status on IMDbPro | Release Listed as 2018
10 Nov 2016: Filming Planned for February 2017 (Production Weekly)
15 June 2017: Production status – script.
22 June 2017: Assayas interview in NOW (Toronto) Confirms “Not A Done Deal, But Has Potential to Happen”
29 November 2017: Rob tells IndieWire “Every few months it kind of reappears again, but I think itâ€™s happening with [Sylvester] Stallone, which is cool. Iâ€™m still always talking to them and seeing whatâ€™s going to happen, but I love Olivier.”

SYNOPSIS:

(From IMDBPro): A group of crooks get in over their heads when they try to rob a pawn shop (will update with a more in depth plot when we have it)

From Screen Daily: Pattinson plays a petty thief who unknowingly steals a blue diamond from Accardo and sparks a war between the two men as they strive to stay ahead of the FBI.

IMDbPro (2016): A thief unknowingly steals a blue diamond from Chicago mob boss Tony Accardo, setting off a war between the two men as they both try to keep one step ahead of the FBI.