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Stefano Sollima To Direct Will Smith Action-Thriller ‘Sugar Bandits’ For Westbrook & AGC — Cannes Market


Stefano Sollima is best known for directing Without Remorse, Sicario: Day of the Soldado and hit TV series Gomorrah.

Based on the screenplay and novel Devils In Exile by Chuck Hogan ( The Town), Oscar winner Will Smith( Bad Boys) will play a former special forces soldier who runs an elite vigilante squad working to wipe out the drug trade in Boston. AGC International and CAA Media Finance represent the film’s worldwide distribution rights and will continue sales in Cannes, ahead of an anticipated fall production start. Most recently, he co-wrote, produced and directed the upcoming Italian Netflix four-part series, Il Mostro, based on serial killer The Monster of Florence.

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