‘Elvis’ star, Austin Butler, has landed the role of a crime boss in the adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel, ‘City on Fire.’
‘City on Fire’ is the first title in a novel trilogy, it focuses on two criminal empires — one Irish, the other Italian — that control all of New England. A modern-day Helen of Troy event tears them apart and starts a brutal war. Butler will play the main character, Danny Ryan, forced to grow from a street soldier into a ruthless leader to protect his friends, his family and the home he loves. Fighting the Mafia, the local cops and the feds, Danny intends to build a dynasty or die trying.
Butler will also be producing for the first time alongside David Heyman and Shane Salerno. A director and screenwriter are still be announced.
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“Like so many people around the world, I was amazed by Austin Butler’s Oscar-nominated performance in Elvis,” Winslow said. “I’ve had a number of conversations with Austin about this trilogy that I’ve been working on for almost 30 years of my life, and I have been deeply impressed by his commitment to playing Danny Ryan as well as his passion to also produce the three films with David and Shane and Elizabeth and Marisa.”
Butler next co-stars in ‘Dune: Part Two’, the Jeff Nichol-directed ‘The Bikeriders’ and Apple TV’s miniseries ‘Masters of Air.’
