By Justin Kroll Film Reporter Adam Driver will star in an adaptation of “Yankee Comandante,” Variety has learned. “Mud” director Jeff Nichols is writing and helming the pic, marking a reunion for the pair, who worked together on 2016’s “Midnight Special.” While production start dates are up in the air due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered the industry, sources say shooting is expected to begin in 2021.
Imperative Entertainment and 30West are in discussions with select studios about the project, with the package shopped to distributors earlier this week.
The film is based on David Grann’s New Yorker article about two people who rose to the rank of comandante during the Cuban Revolution.
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