Jonah Hill is in negotiations to join the all star cast of Hail, Caesar!, from the Coen Brothers.
Hail, Caesar centers on the comedic story of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s.
Currently, the cast includes an all-star line up featuring
George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes and
Tilda Swinton.
It is also
reported that
Scarlett Johansson is in early talks to join the feature film.
The Coens are producing the production alongside
Working Title Films' Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.
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Joel David Coen and
Ethan Jesse Coen known informally as the
Coen brothers, are
Academy Award winning American film directors, screenwriters, producers, and editors. Their films include
Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, Burn After Reading, True Grit, and
Inside Llewyn Davis.
Jonah Hill and
Channing Tatum recently worked on
22 Jump Street together, the sequel to 21 Jump Street.
22 Jump Street has grossed $159.3 million in North America, and $69.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $229 million.
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