EXCLUSIVE: Colin Farrell continues to build on a very busy dance card as the Oscar-nominated actor is set to star in Netflix’s The Ballad Of A Small Player with Edward Berger directing. Rowan Joffe will adapt the script which is is based on the novel by Lawrence Osborne. Mike Goodridge will produce through his Good Chaos banner along with Berger for Nine Hours as well as Matthew James Wilkin.
The story follows a high stakes gambler who after having his past and his debts catch up with him, he decides to lay low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. Production is expected to start later this year. The film marks the first project under Berger’s creative partnership and global first look film deal with Netflix, via his Nine Hours company banner.
Farrell contines to stay busy both on the big and small screens with his Apple noir series Sugar recently premiering on the streamer. Later this year, he has the highly anticipated Batman Max series The Penguin bowing where he reprises his critically acclaimed role as Gotham City’s most infamous gangster.
He is currently filming the Sony and Imperative drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey opposite Margot Robbie.
Best known for his Oscar-winning work on Netflix’s All Quiet On The Western Front, Berger’s follow-up film Conclave bows this summer.
Farrell is repped by CAA and Berger is repped by CAA and Range Media Partners.