Rami Malek in talks to portray Hollywood silent film star Buster Keaton in limited television series
dailymail.co.ukRami Malek has been in talks to portray silent film star Buster Keaton in a limited series for Warner Bros. Television.The 41-year-old actor also would co-produce the project to be directed and co-produced by Matt Reeves, 56, according to an article on Thursday by Variety.The studio has been in negotiations for the rights to the 2022 biography Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life as source material for the series.
In development: Rami Malek, shown last March in Los Angeles, has been in talks to portray silent film star Buster Keaton in a limited series for Warner Bros.
TelevisionKeaton was born in 1895 into a vaudeville family in Kansas and made his film debut in the 1917 silent comedy film The Butcher Boy that was written, directed and starred Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle.His first starring role was in the 1920 comedy The Saphead that launched his career as a leading man.
Keaton became known for his wild stunts and physical comedy with a deadpan facial expression.He formed Buster Keaton Productions with Joseph M.
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