J.J. Abrams to Produce Supernatural Thriller ‘The Pinkerton’ from ‘F9’ Writer

Back in September, Abrams made a deal with Warner Brothers Pictures to help produce some films for his production company Bad Robot. Due to this deal, it was announced that the first project to come from Bad Robot and WB’s mega deal will be supernatural thriller known as The Pinkerton. The film was written by Daniel Casey, a longtime collaborator with Abrams who helped write 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Not much has been fully revealed for The Pinkerton plot wise, which is usual for a Abrams production. The film has been described as a revenge supernatural thriller that apparently takes place in a Western setting. The name Pinkerton comes from a detective agency that was around during the Industrial Age, best known for security of President Abraham Lincoln. The film has yet to receive a director, though UTA agent Peter Dodd will be overseeing the project as The Pinkerton is set to be a part of Warner Brothers theatrical pipeline.

While The Pinkerton is still currently under wraps, the film seems very promising for up and coming screen writer Daniel Casey. Casey has worked on numerous projects in the past, including the screenplay for the next Fast and Furious installment F9.  Not only that, but it seems very promising for both Bad Robot and Warner Bros to have this collaboration as many other projects are set to come from both studios later on as well. This includes them contributing to the next season of HBO’s hit series, Westworld. Therefore having a supernatural thriller like The Pinkerton seems to be the next big step for WB and Bad Robot’s upcoming mega deal. No release date has been set for The Pinkerton for the time being.

Ryan Pineda: When it comes to film, animation, video games and other mediums, I can discuss for hours about how much on why certain films and animated media made me the person I am today. I adore the artistic merit that comes from a lot of pop-culture media and will definitely love to have a conversation about favorite movies any day! I have graduated in 2017 with a BA in Film and Television at the University of Arizona. Been passionate about writing about films due to always having an interesting outlook on the medium. Will always see a film and will definitely be sure to recommend it to someone that I know for a fact would love that movie. Not only that but will also give reasons for why I think that film did or did not work as a movie, and the same can go for other pieces of media like television, video games and especially animated projects.
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