Actor Leland Orser has been roped in to star reverse Jon Bernthal and Gretchen Mol in Showtime’s pilot reboot of film American Gigolo.
The venture, billed as an replace of the 1980 Paul Schrader-directed noir traditional, hails from David Hollander, Paramount TV Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
Hollander has penned the reboot and also will direct it.
The collection is a present-day reimagining of the movie, which starred Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton.
It follows Julian Kaye (Bernthal), who’s launched 18 years after he’s been arrested for homicide and struggling to search out his footing within the Los Angeles intercourse trade, whereas in search of the reality in regards to the setup that despatched him to jail all these years in the past and likewise hoping to reconnect with Michelle (Mol), his real love.
Orser will play Richard Stratton, a self-made billionaire who has fallen too deep into the untethered world of the ultra-wealthy, shedding the love of his spouse Michelle.
Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the unique movie, is on board as govt producer together with Hollander, Jonathan Littman and Kristie Anne Reed.
Bernthal additionally serves as a producer on the venture that hails from Paramount Television Studios.
