Steve Carell to star in ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong’s HBO movie alongside Jason Schwartzman and Ramy Youssef

Steve Carell and Jesse Armstrong
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Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith are set to star in Succession creator Jesse Armstrong’s function directorial debut, an upcoming HBO movie set in opposition to the backdrop of a world disaster. The anticipated venture is anticipated to premiere this spring, with filming starting this month in Park Metropolis, Utah.

HBO has saved particulars of the film tightly beneath wraps, even releasing a snow-covered model of the script’s cowl with its title obscured. Along with directing, Armstrong serves because the movie’s author and government producer, marking his first venture since Succession wrapped its critically acclaimed four-season run in 2023.

Francesca Orsi, HBO’s Head of Drama Sequence and Movies, expressed enthusiasm about working with Armstrong once more, calling his newest venture a “daring examination of contemporary greed, energy, and male ambition.” She added that Armstrong’s transition to directing will “elevate what’s already thrilling on the web page.”

Reflecting on his transfer to the director’s chair, Armstrong acknowledged the excessive expectations. “I’m intrigued to find whether or not being round so many good actors and administrators on Succession has in any means rubbed off on me. Let’s hope so,” he mentioned, thanking HBO for his or her help in assembling what he described as a “dream workforce” of forged and crew.

The untitled movie is government produced by Succession veterans Frank Wealthy, Lucy Prebble, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, Mark Mylod, and Jill Footlick. Armstrong, a seven-time Emmy winner, is finest identified for his writing on Succession and his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Within the Loop.