Again in Could, the trades introduced that director Jeymes Samuel could be reuniting together with his “The Tougher They Fall” actor LaKeith Stanfield (“Uncut Gems”) for an unique challenge titled “The E-book Of Clarence” Written by Samuel, “Clarence” takes place within the bible-era, 29 AD. Some spectacular cinematic influences for the interval image embody “Ben Hur,” “The Ten Commandments,” and “The Best Story Ever Instructed.” An amazing place to begin for positive, and the casting is coming collectively too.
Now, one other key position has been stuffed as Deadline stories that charismatic French actor Omar Sy (“The Intouchables”) has been tapped to star alongside Stanfield, which is definitely a bonus so as to add some worldwide expertise to the challenge. Their roles aren’t terribly clear provided that particulars on “E-book of Clarence” have been largely withheld. Nonetheless, it appears like Samuel is seeking to Steven Spielberg’s previous work for inspiration as properly and will have some action-adventure parts, one thing for everybody.
Sy has been mainly doing French-language tasks like the favored thief anime adaptation “Lupin” and Louis Leterrier’s motion flick “The Takedown” on Netflix. The actor is perhaps most recognizable for enjoying fan-favorite time-traveling mutant Bishop in “X-Males: Days of Future Previous” and a supporting position within the “Jurassic World” movies. Seeing him sort out a extra vital position in an English image is a superb signal that Sy could possibly be aiming to do extra Hollywood work.
In fact, Samuel isn’t any stranger to motion together with his Netflix western “Tougher They Fall,” and it definitely appears like there’s lots of potential for “E-book of Clarence” to proceed that streak. It’ll be fascinating to see if Samuel will add extra worldwide stars from different nations and can reunite with extra actors he’s beforehand labored with.