EXCLUSIVE: MGM is near winning an auction for an untitled buddy comedy action pitch vehicle that will pair Jason Momoa with Dave Bautista, who’ve emerged as the two hottest action stars in Hollywood.
I expect the deal to close by morning.The duo pitched it all over town this week, with Jonathan Tropper writing. The connection between the writer and stars comes from See, the Apple TV+ drama series that stars the duo.
Tropper also scripted the upcoming Shawn Levy-directed The Adam Project with Ryan Reynolds. The film came from an original idea from Momoa, Bautista and Tropper.
The studio will develop it, but the principals have made rich deals that kick in when the picture goes into production.Essentially, the pitch calls for the duo to play
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