'Hawkline Monster': Yorgos Lanthimos Reteaming With 'Favourite' Writer Tony McNamara For New Film

After making a detour over at Hulu, with the fun new satire, “The Great,” writer Tony McNamara is ready to reteam with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos on another new project, an upcoming film titled “The Hawkline Monster.”

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According to THR, McNamara has signed on to adapt the novel, “The Hawkline Monster,” for a new film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The duo previously collaborated on the film, “The Favourite,” which ended up landing McNamara an Oscar nomination. In addition to “The Favourite” and “The Great,” the writer has enjoyed quite a bit of success on the small screen, with a number of series including “Doctor Doctor.” He’s also credited for writing the upcoming Disney live-action film, “Cruella,” which stars Emma Stone as the title character.

“The Hawkline Monster” has been in development for a number of years, with a variety of filmmakers attached to adapt the novel. The story follows a young girl, Magic Child, who hires two gunslingers to kill a monster that lives in the ice caves below the house owned by Miss Hawkline. The earliest adaptation was expected from filmmaker Hal Ashby with actors Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman attached to star. Then Tim Burton took a swing at the project, with Nicholson and Clint Eastwood expected to play the two leads.

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Obviously, it’s too early to predict who might play the gunslingers in this gothic Western, but with the success of films such as “The Lobster,” The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” and the aforementioned “The Favourite,” Lanthimos has the pedigree that is likely to attract some A-list talent.

It’s unclear when “The Hawkline Monster” will begin production or when it might arrive in theaters. Not only is it still in the early stages of development, but also the COVID-19 pandemic has screwed up the scheduling of just about every film production. So, there’s more uncertainty than ever before.