Jon Hamm (“Mad Males,” “Your Pals & Neighbors”) and Andrew Koji (“Avenue Fighter,” “Warrior”) are set to star in “Bullfrog,” a psychological thriller from cult Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike (“13 Assassins”).
Paris-based mk2 Movies (“Minotaur”) has launched worldwide gross sales of “Bullfrog,” one among AFM’s hottest tasks. CAA Media Finance manages gross sales and financing in North America.
Set in near-future Tokyo beneath lockdown, “Bullfrog” follows a Japanese detective (Koji) and a former FBI profiler (Hamm) as they monitor a mysterious serial killer in a harmful recreation of cat and mouse.
The movie is written by Eric Jordan Baker and produced by Nathan Ross (“Huge Little Lies,” “Sharp Objects,” “Dallas Patrons Membership”) and David Styne (“Love Means Zero”). Japanese manufacturing firm OLM will oversee manufacturing in Japan, with Misako Saka additionally producing. Principal pictures is scheduled for summer time 2027.
“Takashi Miike is one among up to date cinema’s nice provocateurs, and Bullfrog is a implausible alternative to see him at his most daring,” stated Fionnuala Jamison, Managing Director of mk2 Movies. “Eric Jordan Baker has written a thriller of nice depth and unimaginable darkness, and with Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji on board, we could not be extra excited to convey this extraordinary mission to worldwide audiences.”
Miike joins a roster of internationally famend auteur artists represented by mk2 Movies, whose current roster has loved a powerful run on the competition circuit. This 12 months, at Cannes, the corporate introduced Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur,” which received the Grand Prix and is now France’s nominee for the Oscars; in addition to “Ben’Imana” by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo which received each the Caméra d’Or and the FIPRESCI Prize; and “La Gradiva” by Marine Atlan acquired the AMI Paris Grand Prize at Critics’ Week. MK2 Movies can also be behind “NAZA” by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, which received the Particular Jury Prize in Venice.
One among Japan’s most prolific filmmakers, Miike has directed greater than 100 characteristic movies and constructed a world cult following by his provocative method to style cinema. His movies embody “Audition,” “Ichi the Killer” and “13 Assassins,” in addition to the Cannes competitors titles “Hara-Kiri: Dying of a Samurai” and “Defend of Straw.” His upcoming tasks embody “Unhealthy Lieutenant: Tokyo” and the untitled Kyoto Venture.
Hamm, who received an Emmy and two Golden Globes for his portrayal of Don Draper in “Mad Males,” lately starred in “Your Pals & Neighbors” and appeared in “High Gun: Maverick.”
Koji, whose credit embody “Bullet Prepare,” “Boy Kills World,” “Snake Eyes” and Netflix’s “Black Doves,” will subsequent seem within the fourth season of “Gangs of London.” He additionally stars in Legendary’s “Avenue Fighter.”