Robert Downey Jr. and Nic Pizzolatto in a TV project
HBO is looking to expand its relationship with one of its proven hit-makers by teaming him up with one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Nic Pizzolatto and Robert Downey Jr. are in talks for a drama project, with the “True Detective” creator attached to write and the “Iron Man” actor attached to star, sources tell Variety.
Plot details are scarce, but insiders say the project is based on Downey Jr.'s “Perry Mason” reboot, which he had been developing as a feature film at Warner Bros. for several years. Pizzolatto, Joe Horacek, Downey Jr., and his producing partner and wife, Susan Downey, of
Sources indicate the project will be a series, rather than a TV film, and that the project has been gestating at HBO since as early as May.
This project would mark Downey Jr.'s first starring role on television, aside from his “Ally McBeal” stint in the early 2000's, before he re-surged to became a box-office superstar.
Both Downey Jr. and Pizzolatto are represented by Creative Arts Agency. Pizzolatto is also represented by Anonymous Content.
Source: Variety
Comments