After rumors swirled of her being concerned with the movie, it is now been revealed Margot Robbie is certainly in talks for Tim Burton’s Assault of the Fifty Foot Lady. Burton has loved a gentle resurgence over the previous few years, starting along with his work directing and producing Wednesday season 1, adopted by lastly getting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice off the bottom.
Earlier than the latter movie grew to become a essential and business hit, it was revealed that Burton was teaming with Gone Lady creator Gillian Flynn to develop the Assault of the Fifty Foot Lady remake at Warner Bros. Nevertheless, this previous December noticed the director make clear it was not a certain factor, saying it will be true when he is on the film’s set.
Now, per Selection, Robbie is in “early conversations” to affix Burton’s remake of the sci-fi cult traditional. On the time of writing, no deal has been closed for the Barbie star to be concerned, although stories point out that ought to the deal undergo, she is going to each star in and produce the movie via her LuckyChap banner with companions Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara.
Although Robbie coming into talks is a giant boon for the film’s probabilities of getting off the bottom, there are nonetheless a number of issues to be taken care of earlier than Assault of the Fifty Foot Lady‘s remake is filmed. For starters, Flynn is reported to have exited on account of scheduling conflicts, solely submitting a primary draft of the screenplay, thus requiring a brand new screenwriter.
Moreover, Burton does have the already greenlit Wednesday season 3 to give attention to, significantly as showrunners Mike Millar and Alfred Gough have confirmed the writers room is already underway. There are additionally various stories of Beetlejuice 3 shifting forward, although the director just lately indicated not being concerned in these discussions at Warner Bros.
Robbie herself additionally has a dance card that’s quickly filling up. She just lately wrapped up filming on Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation, however Barbie 2 can also be reportedly in early growth. In the meantime, the long-gestating Ocean’s 11 prequel simply took a giant step ahead hiring Twisters‘ Lee Isaac Chung to direct.
The latter two initiatives, specifically, are ones that might influence her availability for the Assault of the Fifty Foot Lady remake, although with all three set at Warner Bros., the studio might try to assist facilitate a clean schedule. Robbie’s position within the Ocean’s prequel can also be at present unclear from when she and Ryan Gosling have been the primary forged within the movie.
Scheduling hurdles apart, the prospect of Robbie starring and producing the Assault of the Fifty Foot Lady remake is definitely a really encouraging signal for the movie. It is seemingly she’ll wish to wait till seeing a last draft of the script, however the reality she has sufficient confidence to each produce and lead factors to Flynn’s first draft being nice.
However whereas they’re very totally different sorts of movies, it is really Robbie’s work in Barbie that offers me quite a lot of pleasure for her to steer Assault of the Fifty Foot Lady. In what may’ve been one-note, Robbie discovered the suitable depths for the doll-based character, and it might be nice to see her do the identical for the cult traditional sci-fi character.
Supply: Selection