EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy audition process, sources tell Deadline that Austin Abrams has landed a highly-coveted role in the untitled Apple Original Films pic starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt with Jon Watts writing, producing and directing.
Amy Ryan also recently joined the cast. While the film is ultimately a two-hander between Clooney and Pitt, the role Abrams met for is almost considered the third lead and became one of the more sought after parts for any 20something actor in town last winter given the star-making potential of it.
Watts and Apple execs met with a number of individuals which included watching dozens of taped auditions and insiders say Abrams two tests ultimately blew the director and Apple away with him eventually landing the role.
Hailing from Apple Studios, the thriller follows two lone-wolf fixers assigned to the same job. Clooney produces alongside Grant Heslov through Smokehouse Pictures.
Read more on deadline.com
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