Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe have signed as much as carry The Weight. The pair will star within the upcoming historic interval epic, set in Oregon, circa 1933.

Hawke performs Samuel Murphy who, after the dying of his spouse, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe). Murphy solely desires to flee and regain custody of his daughter, Penny, however turns into entangled in Clancy’s perilous gold smuggling scheme, going through threats from each the treacherous wilderness and potential betrayal inside his personal group.

Padraic McKinley, recognized for his TV work on collection resembling Kingdom and Particles, will direct The Weight from an authentic screenplay by Shelby Gaines, Matthew Chapman, and Matthew Booi, based mostly on an authentic story by Booi and Leo Scherman.

Fields Leisure, Beneath The Affect, and augenschein Filmproduktion, in collaboration with Building Movie, will produce. The challenge has secured €2 million ($2.07 million) in funding from the Bavarian regional movie fund, FFF Bayern, and is ready to start principal images in Bavaria this summer time. Simon Fields and Nathan Fields are producing for Fields Leisure, Ryan Hawke for Beneath The Affect, and Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo of augenschein. Veronica Ferres of Building Movie serves as co-producer, with Ralf Berchtold as govt producer.

WME Worldwide is dealing with worldwide gross sales for The Weight and is pitching the challenge to consumers on the European Movie Market in Berlin this week. Capelight Footage will launch the movie in Germany.

Hawke will probably be in Berlin subsequent week for the world premiere of Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, a interval drama during which he stars, alongside Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott, as legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart.

Ethan Hawke is represented by CAA and legal professional George Sheanshang. Russell Crowe is represented by WME.