J.K. Simmons Reteaming With Brad Pitt and Director David Ayer for Survival Drama HEART OF THE BEAST
Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Spider-Man) has joined director David Ayer’s (End of Watch, Fury) upcoming survival drama, Heart of the Beast.
Simmons will star opposite Brad Pitt (Se7en, Fight Club) in the film scripted by Cameron Alexander, who will executive produce.
The film follows a former Army Special Forces soldier and his retired combat dog who battle for survival after a plane crash deep in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness.
It’s the second time that Simmons has worked with Ayer after the 2005 Christian Bale crime drama Harsh Times, and the third time he’s starred in a Pitt movie after 2001’s The Mexican and the Coen brothers’ George Clooney-Frances McDormand 2008 comedy caper Burn After Reading.
Damien Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton are producing under their Wild Chickens Productions banner as part of their first-look deal with the studio. Other producers include Ayer under his Crave Films banner, Temple Hill Entertainment, and two-time Oscar winner Pitt under his Plan B banner. Richard Raymond is co-producing.
via: Deadline