Producer Mad Chance ( American Sniper ) has set Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac, and Zazie Beetz to star in the New York crime story Kockoach, which will be a hot package at the TIFF market next week.
Pic is the story of a mysterious stranger who takes on New York City’s criminal elite, transforming himself into a major crime boss in a city where power is everything.
The feature is an adaptation of the novel by William Lashner, writing as Tyler Knox, and will be directed by Matthew Ross ( Captain Fantastic ) from a screenplay written by Jonathan Ames ( You Were Never Really Here ) with revisions by Matthew Ross. Andrew Lazarus ( American Sniper ) is producing under his Mad Capability Productions banner.
Principal photography is scheduled to begin in January in Australia.
Black Bear will represent international rights, while CAA Media Finance and Range Select will jointly represent US rights.
