Paul Rudd & Jack Black Could Join New Anaconda Movie Cast By and may appear in a new Anaconda movie if the latest industry speculations are to be believed. A reimagined take on the original horror thriller is reportedly in development at Sony, and the film may be close to finding its leads. Sony reportedly wants Paul Rudd and Jack Black for Anaconda movie cast Ant-Man actor Paul Rudd, who led Sony’s last two Ghostbusters movies, and Kung Fu Panda star Jack Black, who is Sony’s Jumanji regular, are reportedly in early talks to join the studio’s new take on Anaconda.
Familiar X (formerly Twitter) scooper MyTimeToShineHello was the first to break the news. According to my sources, Jack Black and Paul Rudd are set to star in a new ANACONDA movie. You excited?!! Brad Fuller and Andrew Form will produce the film through their company, Fully Formed Entertainment, as per .
Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, known for the 2022 action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, developed the script, with Gormican purportedly intending to helm the production. He reportedly came on board as a director in 2023. The project is said to be a reimagining rather than a remake or a sequel.
Reportedly, an Anaconda reboot went into development at Sony Columbia Pictures in early 2020, with Evan Daugherty (Tomb Raider and Snow White and the Huntsman) attached to the project as the writer. But, it’s unclear whether it’s the same project as the one Sony is developing now. The original Anacon.