EXCLUSIVE: John Magaro (Past Lives) has closed a deal to star opposite Josh O’Connor and Alana Haim in writer-director Kelly Reichardt’s next film, The Mastermind.
Magaro comes to the project after collaborating with Reichardt on her A24 films First Cow and Showing Up, having earned a Gotham Award nomination for Best Actor for his work on the former.
While the new film centers on an audacious art heist amid the backdrop of the Vietnam War, there’s no word yet on the role Magaro is playing.
Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, and Vincent Savino are producing for filmscience, with MUBI financing the film and distributing in select territories, including North America, the UK, Ireland, LATAM, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Turkey, and India.
Read more on deadline.com