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EXCLUSIVE: Following the global success of F1, Apple and Damson Idris have found their next high-profile project on which to team. Sources tell Deadline that Apple Original Films is coming on to develop Sacrament, a new feature with Jonathan Levine attached to direct and Idris attached to produce.
Insiders add that film remains in early development, though the plan is to develop the film as a starring vehicle for Idris, the F1 star. The project will hail from Apple Studios, and Chernin Entertainment will produce via its first-look feature deal with Apple.
Written by Enzo Mileti & Scott Wilson, the film follows two Chicago cops-turned-contractors who track a runaway thief to a remote and fortified township in Sacrament, UT. What begins as a routine job escalates into a battle where they are outnumbered, outgunned and forced to become better partners.
Peter Chernin and David Ready will produce for Chernin Entertainment. Idris will produce under his Keep Quiet Productions banner, and Levine will produce alongside Gillian Bohrer through their company MegaMix.
Following the success of F1: The Movie, which grossed $634 million worldwide and scored multiple Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Idris and Apple were looking to partner again. It was Chernin that approached Idris with the script.
Idris is currently filming the the Miles Davis pic Miles & Juliette from director Bill Pohlad and also has the Netflix series The Lords’ Day, which he also executive produced.
As for Levine, the director has become sought after with buzz growing on his upcoming sports drama Mr. Irrelevant, which bows on Christmas Day. That buzz was so loud that Tom Cruise asked to see the film; he was so impressed he tapped Levine to helm his sequel to the hit Paramount sports pic Days of Thunder.
Sacrament marks the latest feature development for Apple and Chernin Entertainment, joining titles including One Month Mark, Last Flight Out and Five Secrets. Chernin Entertainment has also produced multiple projects for Apple TV including the epic Chief of War and the Emmy-nominated See both with Jason Momoa, Truth Be Told starring Octavia Spencer and Gabrielle Union, and Emmy-winning documentary series The War for Football.
Idris is repped by CAA, M88 and attorney John Meigs. Levine is repped by Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.
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