Amazon Studios and Netflix eventually battled for the rights to Aaron Jayh’s unpublished short story The Dwelling, after several other Hollywood studios were previously in the running. Ultimately, Amazon was awarded the contract and is now working with Outlier Society, the company of “Creed” star Michael B. Jordan, to implement it. Jordan will also produce himself. He should also be interested in the lead role.
This is a former football player who has just been divorced and has to process his retirement. But then he discovers that there is a house buried in the garden of his estate. But there’s a twist to the supposed mystery story: Because he’s had to take so many headshots during his long career, he’s in poor health. And so the question is whether the strange happenings that are about to ramp up are actually happening or are just imagination due to his head injury.
“The Dwelling” – from the author of “Prisoners”
To turn the short story into a screenplay for a feature film, Aaron Guzikowski, the author of “Prisoners”, has already been hired. It is still unclear who directs, when and how.”The home‘ might appear. Because even if Amazon Studios would produce exclusive content for its own streaming service Amazon Prime Video, the company is known for being the first to bring top projects to the cinema.
We can convince ourselves of that again from this week. Because with ‘Air – The Big Throw’, the new Amazon film will be in cinemas from April 6, 2023. Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, this is about the other Michael Jordan, the basketball legend – more specifically, it’s about his shoe: