‘Fordlandia — Battle Between Worlds’: Supernatural Drama Series Set In Henry Ford’s Failed Amazon Rainforest Town Being Readied
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Henry Ford’s failed industrial town in the Amazon Rainforest is the backdrop of a supernatural Brazilian TV drama.
Fordlândia — Battle Between Worlds is in development at Diosual Entertainment ahead of production in 2024. Brazilian screenwriter Paula Richards (Jesus, Lia) is attached alongside Emmy winner Rogério Gomes (Empire, Edge of Desire), who directs.
Diosual CEO Guto Colunga is the executive producer. We understand a U.S. co-production agreement is close to being signed. Casting is at early stages, with at least one high-profile U.S.
actor being linked, as are several Brazilian stars. Three young actors will play the lead roles of Ceuci, Jovita and Emily. We hear the plan is shoot Fordlândia in English with a Brazilian and American cast, with filming also taking place in Portuguese and Munduruku, the local language of the indigenous Brazilians living by the Amazon River basin.
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