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Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman to Star in Thriller Pumping Black
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Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman to Star in Thriller Pumping Black

Variety·Alex Ritman·25 days ago
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Hollywood’s latest leading man Jonathan Bailey has booked a new film. Fresh from being crowned 2025’s box office king thanks to “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “Wicked: For Good,” the actor is now teaming up with Oscar winner Natalie Portman (“May December,” “Black Swan”) for “Pumping Black,” a psychological thriller set in the competitive and cutthroat world of professional cycling. Anton will launch international sales at Cannes with CAA co-repping the U.S. The feautre will be directed by Mimi Cave , best known for directing 2022 horror “Fresh,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan, and 2025 comedy-mystery film “Holland,” starring Nicole Kidman. Cave will direct from a screenplay by Haley Hope Bartels. Popular on Variety “Pumping Black” follows cyclist Taylor Mace, who at 35-years-old is finding himself aging out of the sport. He is taken under the wing of Andrea Lathe, a doctor driven by her own thirst for victory and power.…

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