Netflix has picked up “Saturn Return,” a hot project with Rachel Brosnahan, Charles Melton and Will Poulter attached to star.
Plan B — Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner’s company, which just announced its first international outpost in London — is producing “Saturn Return” with Emily Wolfe, who joined Plan B in 2022.
“Saturn Return” will be directed by Greg Kwedar, whose recent film “Sing Sing” earned an Oscar nomination for best screenplay. The film was penned by Gaelyn Golde, with revisions by Kwedar and Clint Bentley. It reteams Kwedar and Bentley with Netflix on the heels of acquiring their Sundance breakout “Train Dreams,” which will also screen at TIFF.
“Saturn Return” is described as a timeless Chicago-set romance exploring the themes of love, loss, and life’s complicated turns in the ten years between the aspirational young love of college and the complicated realities of adulthood.
Since breaking through in Todd Haynes’ “May December,” which Netflix also released, Melton starred in A24’s action-packed war film “Warfare,” directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza. He will next be seen in Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Her Private Hell,” opposite Sophie Thatcher, Shioli Kutsuna, Dougray Scott and Kristine Froseth.
Emmy winner Brosnahan takes on the project following a busy summer where she starred as Lois Lane in WB’s hit “Superman” movie, as well as James Hawes’ thriller, “The Amateur,” with Rami Malek. She’ll next star in and executive produce Season 2 of Apple TV+’s “Presumed Innocent.”
Poulter co-starred with Melton in “Warfare” and has a recurring role on FX’s “The Bear,” for which he was nominated for an Emmy.
Deadline first reported news of the sale.