Robert De Niro, John Boyega to steer Netflix’s ‘The Formula’
By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Veteran actor Robert De Niro and “Star Wars” franchise alum John Boyega have teamed up for Netflix’s upcoming thriller “The Formula”.
Gerard McMurray, the director behind “The First Purge” and “Burning Sands”, will helm the film, which relies on his unique concept, the streamer stated in an announcement.
The story will observe a Formula One racing prodigy who’s compelled to grow to be a getaway driver to save lots of the one household he has left.
McMurray will even produce the movie by way of his not too long ago fashioned manufacturing firm Buppie Productions.
Jane Rosenthal, De Niro and Berry Welsh are different producers.
Boyega most not too long ago starred in Steve McQueen’s acclaimed anthology movie collection “Small Axe”.
He is at the moment in manufacturing on “They Cloned Tyrone” with Jamie Foxx.
De Niro returns to Netflix following his work in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman”, which additionally stars Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.
His upcoming tasks embody Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon”, reverse Leonardo DiCaprio, and David O Russell’s untitled movie.