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.
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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