"Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam joins "Twilight" actor Robert Pattinson in director James Gray's upcoming adventure biographical film "The Lost City of Z." The film is expected to land with Amazon Studios if the distribution rights will be given to the said company.
Hunnam will play the role of a British surveyor Lieutenant Colonel Percival "Percy" Fawcett, as Variety reported. Fawcett disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil. He believed that he had discovered a prior expedition. He will reportedly turn into a feverish and obsessive explorer, taking a toll on his reputation as a military man.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hunnam's role in "The Lost City of Z" was first offered to Brad Pitt. Then, Benedict Cumberbatch was previously reported to star but declined to headline Marvel's "Doctor Strange" movie.
"The Lost City of Z" is a true-to-life story based on David Grann's best-selling book of the same name. It was set in the Brazilian rain forest in 1925. The film was originally set for Paramount pictures. But Gray took back the rights for it. CAA then assembled independent financing from MICA Entertainment. The talent agency represents Gray, Hunnam, and Pitt.
Other cast members in "The Lost City of Z" are Pattinson (Henry Costin), Sienna Miller (Nina Fawcett), and Tom Holland (Jack Fawcett). Amazon Studios is in negotiations to buy U.S. rights to the upcoming adventure film. Sierra/Affinity started selling international markets last year at the Berlin Film Festival and continues to sell remaining territories at the Toronto Film Festival.
Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment is producing "The Lost City of Z." The producers are Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Dale Johnson, and Anthony Katagas. The executive producers are Marc Butan, Julie B. May, and Glenn Murray.
"The Lost City of Z" will be having a world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 15 in the prime closing night.
Watch the video of the official trailer for "The Lost City of Z":