Rebecca Ferguson In Talks For Skydance Revenge Pic ‘Best Served Cold’; ‘Deadpool’s Tim Miller Directing
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible franchise) is in final talks to star in Best Served Cold, a new film based on Joe Abercrombie’s bestselling book of the same name, which Tim Miller (Deadpool) will direct for Skydance.
Originally published as part of Abercrombie’s First Law World series in the summer of 2009, Best Served Cold tells the story of the legendary mercenary Monza Murcatto (Ferguson), the betrayal that ostracizes her, and her ensuing quest for revenge that will forever change a nation.
Abercrombie adapted his novel for the screen. Producers on the film will include Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, Aaron Ryder, Miller for Blur Studios, and Abercrombie.
Aimee Rivera will oversee the project for Skydance. Best known for roles in the Dune and Mission: Impossible franchises, Ferguson currently exec produces and stars on Silo, a dystopian sci-fi series adapting the Wool novels by Hugh Howey, which premiered on Apple TV+ earlier this month.
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