EXCLUSIVE: Russell Crowe,
Jacob Tremblay,
Shailene Woodley and
Annabelle Wallis have signed on to star in
Unabom, a new thriller on domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski to be directed for
Netflix and
MRC by Janus Metz (
Andor).
Inspired by true events,
Unabomoriginated as a spec from Sam Chalsen & Nelson Greaves, the writers behind Radio Silence’s forthcoming
Art Bell project, who have developed the film alongside
2.0 Entertainment (
Bad Boys: Ride or Die,
The Pope’s Exorcist) since its inception. The pic follows Kaczynski’s (Tremblay) transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber, who carried out a nationwide bombing campaign in the U.S. from 1978-95, killing three people and injuring 23.
Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
deadline.com
