Producer Mad Chance (American Sniper) has set Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac and Zazie Beetz to star in New York crime story Kockroach, which will be a hot package at the TIFF market next week.
Pic is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on New York’s criminal elite, transforming himself into a larger-than-life crime boss in a city where power is everything.
The feature is an adaptation of the novel by William Lashner, writing as Tyler Knox, and will be directed by Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic) from a screenplay written by Jonathan Ames (You Were Never Really Here) with revisions by Matt Ross. Andrew Lazar (American Sniper) is producing under his Mad Chance production banner.
Principal photography is scheduled to begin in January in Australia.
Black Bear will represent the international rights while CAA Media Finance and Range Select will co-represent U.S. rights.
