EXCLUSIVE: David Weil has commenced production on Tyrant, with four new additions to the L.A.-lensed Amazon MGM culinary thriller: I May Destroy You‘s Paapa Essiedu, Heated Rivalry breakout Hudson Williams, musician Omar Apollo (Queer), and fashion and lifestyle creator Nara Smith.
Character details are under wraps. The actors join an ensemble led by Charlize Theron, Julia Garner, and Demi Moore.
One of the few high-profile films shooting in Los Angeles this year, Tyrant‘s logline is being kept under wraps, but it’s said to be a high-stakes thriller in the vein of Wall Street and Whiplash set within New York City’s elite fine dining scene. Weil is directing from his own script, based on a story conceived with Cody Behan.
The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman & Andrew Rona are producing along with Theron and her Secret Menu partners Beth Kono & A.J. Dix. Weil is also producing
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