Rami Malek to Play Buster Keaton in Matt Reeves Miniseries

Rami Malek to Play Buster Keaton in Matt Reeves Miniseries

Buster Keaton was a Hollywood silent film star.

after conquering oscar in Best Actor for the role of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Rami Malek should star in another biography, this time for television. As deadline reported, Warner Bros. Television develops miniseries about Buster Keaton with Malek as a protagonist.

It is worth remembering how Buster Keaton, who was born in 1895 and died in 1966, was a huge star. Production is carried out by 6th & Idaho Productionscompany of Matt Reeves (director of The Batman and Planet of the Apes: The Showdown). David Weddle and the own Malek are also producers of the series.

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Furthermore, Ted Cohenwho worked on productions such as Friends, Succession and Veepis in talks to write a script and join as an executive producer on the miniseries about Buster Keaton. The book Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Lifewritten by James Curtis, should be used as base material. The studio would be in negotiations to secure the rights to the work.

As deadline reported, the series is prepared to be bought to some streaming service or traditional TV channel. It is worth mentioning how 6th & Idaho Productions in Matt Reeves are under general agreement with Warner Bros..

Source: Rollingstone

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