EXCLUSIVE: Formula 1 is getting into the scripted television business.

Felicity Jones is to star in a family drama series set in the high-stakes world of motor racing – marking the organization’s first officially sanctioned scripted series.

Jones, star of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and The Theory Of Everything, will star in and produce One, which comes from Tony To’s Bedrock Entertainment and writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. Jones will produce via her Piecrust Pictures banner.

One will focus on the tumultuous ascension of a fictitious family-owned Formula 1 team as it contends with fierce personalities, ever-changing rivals, and multi-million-dollar stakes. It will blend fiction with the real-world of F1, which has 23 races scheduled for the 2023 season.

To will exec produce for Bedrock, alongside Sackheim and ITV Studios America’s President and Managing Director Philippe Maigret. Jones and her brother Alexander Jones will produce via their Piecrust Pictures banner.

Jones said, “It is an honour to be part of this unique and exciting partnership with Formula 1. The high stakes world of F1 continually delivers edge-of-your-seat drama and to have the opportunity to create a show based in this world is a thrilling prospect. I feel incredibly privileged to be working alongside this talented team including Mark and Hawk, Tony and the team at Bedrock Entertainment, and the whole team at F1 to bring our story to the screen”.

To said, “One has been driven by our collective passions to tell the story of the characters who inhabit this unique world and what happens behind the scenes of the great and complex sport, while capturing the massive scope and scale of F1. We’re grateful that Felicity has graced us with her enduring commitment and talent and we are thrilled to collaborate with the team at Formula 1. We look forward to getting down to work with Mark, Hawk, and the One team to bring this global series to life”.

“Felicity is one of the most talented and engaging actresses in the world”, added Isabelle Stewart, Head of Original Content, Formula 1. “We are thrilled to partner with her, Tony, Philippe, Mark and Hawk, to bring the glamorous, high-pressure and competitive inner workings of the world of Formula 1 to life for audiences across the globe”.

Source : deadline.com

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist), Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Emmy winner Guy Pearce (Mare of Easttown) and Conversations With Friends and The Favourite star Joe Alwyn are among cast confirmed for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist.

Principal photography began in recent weeks in Hungary with cast also comprising Raffey Cassidy (White Noise), Isaach De Bankolé (Casino Royale), Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints Of Newark), Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac Vol I), Emma Laird (Mayor Of Kingstown), Jonathan Hyde (Titanic), and Peter Polycarpou (Evita).

Co-written by Vox Lux and Childhood Of A Leader filmmaker Corbet with partner Mona Fastvold (The World To Come), The Brutalist chronicles thirty years of an artist’s life. When visionary architect László Toth (Brody) and his wife Erzsébet (Jones) flee post-war Europe to rebuild their legacy in America, a mysterious and wealthy client (Pearce) ends up changing their lives forever.

Brody, who recently guest starred in HBO’s Succession, can next be seen in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and currently in Rian Johnson’s Peacock series Poker Face. Jones most recently starred in The Last Letter from Your Lover on Netflix and in George Clooney’s Midnight Sky. Pearce earned an Emmy for his role in HBO’s Mildred Pierce and went on to co-star in HBO’s Mare of Easttown and A Spy Among Friends for ITV and MGM+.

Brody is repped by CAA. Jones is repped by WME, Independent Talent Group and Peikoff Mahan. Pearce is represented by CAA, Independent Talent Group, and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.

Source : deadline.com