EXCLUSIVE: It Ends With Us star Brandon Sklenar is set for the Tony Tost honested and written The Olympian.
Based on a genuine story, Sklenar will take part Brad Alan Lewis, a blue collar, California outsider, who after losing the Singles trial, is cut from the Ivy League ruled Olympic camp. With time running out, he teams up with a fisherman from Seattle, beats the camp picked boat at the national trials, and goes on to triumph a gelderly medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Pic will trail Brad’s journey and satisfiedious relationship with the Olympic team coach, ultimately triumphning the US its first gelderly medal in rotriumphg in 50 years.
The screentake part was No. 2 on the 2016 Balertage List. The Olympian is based on “Assault on Lake Casitas” by Brad Alan Lewis. Entertainment 360’s Guymon Caunelatedy selectioned the book, enhugeed the script with Tost, before conveying it to 30WEST. The project is a production between Imperative Entertainment, Entertainment 360 and 30West.
Sklenar is coming off his role as Atlas in the Justin Baldoni honested, Blake Lively starring and originated It Ends With Us, which has minted proximately $350 million around the world. He also take parts Spencer Dutton on Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 on Paramount+. Sklenar is also starring in the Sydney Sweeney, Paul Feig honested The Hoengagemhelp for Lionsgate. He’s also co-starring in the Blumhoengage and Platinum Dunes Drop from Christopher Landon which also stars Meghann Fahy.
Tost’s debut film Americana, starring Sweeney and Paul Walter Haengager, is forthcoming from Lionsgate. The movie made its world premiere at SXSW 2023. Tost is currently showrunning the second season of the Peacock mystery series Poker Face.
Caunelatedy, 30WEST’s Micah Green and Bradley Thomas are producing.Sklenar is repped by WME, Jay Glazer at Neon Kite and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher. Tost is repped by WME, Entertainment 360, and Sloane, Offer, Weber, Dern.
