Jason Bateman, who has explored the darker side of humanity in “Black Rabbit” and “Ozark,” will return to Netflix to direct “The Cackling of the Dodos,” the story of a small-town farmer who discovers a corpse in a grain bin.
Sam Rockwell will star in the off-beat film opposite Woody Harrelson, reuniting the pair from “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” the 2017 black comedy that won an Oscar for Rockwell and resulted in a nomination for Harrelson.
According to the official logline, the title “may sound like it will cast a spotlight on the high-pitched vocals of the long-extinct, flightless birds, but the new film is anything but a nature documentary.” Instead, the discovery of a dead body sends the farmer into a “chaotic, sloppy cover-up” that’s mandated by his boss. The film is based on an original screenplay by novelist Rye Curtis, who wrote “Kingdomtide.”
Bateman’s received an Actor Award nomination from SAG/AFTRA for his work as a gambling addict in “Black Rabbit.” He also appeared in the the 2024 airport security thriller “Carry-On, “which spent eight
weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10 list. He was a major creative force behind “Ozark,” which received 45 Emmy nominations for Netflix over its four-season run. Bateman’s credits include “Arrested Development,” “Zootopia” and “Identity Thief.”
Rockwell appeared on the most recent season of “The White Lotus,” giving one hell of a memorable monologue. He was nominated for an Oscar for portraying George W. Bush in “Vice” and also appeared in “The Bad Guys,” “Iron Man 2” and “Richard Jewell.”
Harrelson was nominated for Oscars for his performances in “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and “The Messenger.” His credits include “Triangle of Sadness,” “Natural Born Killers” and “True Detective.”
More to come …
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