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Peter Sollett will direct the coming-of-age comedy and Game of Thrones creator D.B. Weiss will write and produce via an overall deal with the streaming giant.
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Metal Lords, to be directed by Peter Sollett, has found its band.
Knives Out actor Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith are set to star in the coming-of-age comedy about two kids who want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.
Metal Lords will be released globally on Netflix later this year. The project, written and produced by D.B. Weiss and executive produced by David Benioff, is the first film to come out of Netflix s partnership with the
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Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and Adrian Greensmith Cast in David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Netflix Film Metal Lords
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Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth and newcomer Adrian Greensmith will star in “Metal Lords,” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ first film at Netflix.
Martell, Hainsworth and Greensmith star in the film, directed by Peter Sollett (“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”), about two kids who want to start a heavy metal band “in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal.”
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Martell is known best for his roles in “Knives Out” and “It,” while Hainsworth appeared in “Misbehaviour” and “Emma.” Greensmith makes his feature debut in the film; the newcomer is currently studying at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
GOT creators David Benioff, DB Weiss to develop Pulitzer-winning The Overstory as Netflix series
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Hugh Jackman will serve as executive producer.
Published in 2018, The Overstory tells the story of a world alongside ours that is vast, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us.
LOS ANGELES: Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss are developing a Netflix series based on Richard Powers Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Overstory . According to Deadline, Benioff and Weiss will executive produce the series under their Netflix overall deal.
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman will also serve as executive producer along with Bernie Caulfield of Benioff and Weiss s Bighead Littlehead production banner.
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman will also serve as executive producer along with Bernie Caulfield of Benioff and Weiss s Bighead Littlehead production banner.