Tue. Apr 30th, 2024


According to Deadline, Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman and Oscar nominee Jude Law have signed on for the leading roles in Netflix’s forthcoming limited drama titled Black Rabbit. In addition to starring, both acclaimed actors are also set to executive produce, with Bateman also serving as the director.

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Black Rabbit will be written by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman. This project will be added to Bateman’s growing list of upcoming projects with Netflix, which includes the film adaptation of Dark Wire and the Taron Egerton-led thriller film Carry On.

Further details about the plot and characters are still being kept under wraps. The film hails from Aggregate Films, Riff Raff Entertainment, Youngblood Pictures, and Automatik Entertainment. It will also be produced by Michael Costigan, Ben Jackson, Kate Susman, and Zach Baylin.

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This project marks Bateman’s first TV role since the series finale of the Emmy-winning crime drama Ozark. Meanwhile, Law is currently in production for Jon Watt’s Star Wars series Skeleton Crew. He will also next be seen in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy film.

By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.