Universal Acquires Action-Comedy ‘Shots! Shots! Shots!’; Jason Momoa To Star
deadline.comUniversal Pictures has acquired the action-comedy spec Shots! Shots! Shots! penned by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows (The Package), with Jason Momoa (Dune) coming aboard to star.The film’s plot is being kept under wraps.
A director has not yet been set. Momoa and producing partner Jeff Fierson will produce alongside Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, with Mider and Burrows exec producing.
Universal Pictures’ Executive Vice President Matt Reilly and Creative Development Executive, Jacqueline Garrell will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.Momoa leads Apple TV+’s sci-fi drama series See and has also recently been seen in Denis Villeneuve’s Oscar-winning adaptation of Dune, as well as James Gunn’s HBO Max series, Peacemaker.
He’s perhaps best known for his turn as Aquaman in Warner Bros.’ franchise—with sequel Aquaman and the Last Kingdom on the way—as well as his turn as Dothraki chieftain Khal Drogo on HBO’s Game of Thrones.
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