James Mangold will direct the movie.
The life of actor, director, screenwriter, and producer Buster Keaton, one of the legends of the silent cinema era, becomes a movie. The movie is Marion Meade’s “Buster Keaton: Cut to the Chase It will be adapted from the biographical book “. It has not been announced yet which names wrote the script.
Buster Keaton, whose official name is not yet known, “Ford v Ferrari”, “Logan”, “Identity”, “Girl, Interrupted” will be directed by director and producer James Mangold. Mangold will also produce the film to be shot under the roof of 20th Century Studios.
Buster Keaton, whose mother and father were vaudeville players, was born in Kansas in 1895. He first appeared in the comedian director Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle’s movie “The Butcher Boy” in 1917. He later worked on 15 more short films with Arbuckle.
Keaton, who started acting in feature films in 1920, became iconic with his unique physical comedy style, dull facial expression, and big eyes. Buster Keaton, who made the history of cinema with his films such as “Sherlock Jr.”, “The Cameraman”, “The General”, was engraved in the memories as one of the leading names of the silent cinema era, even though he was overshadowed by Charlie Chaplin. After the news was first announced by Deadline, it was a matter of curiosity who would play Buster Keaton in the movie.
