Anne Hathaway Exits Movie "Paper Tiger"

Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong are no longer set to star opposite Adam Driver in James Gray‘s next film, “Paper Tiger.”

Gray wrote and is directing the film, which will start production next month in New Jersey.

Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller will replace Hathaway and Strong after they exited the project due to other commitments. 

The casting reunites Johansson and Driver after 2019’s “Marriage Story,” for which they both earned Academy Award nominations.

“Paper Tiger” is described as a “tense and gritty” story, following two brothers as they try to achieve the American dream, only to become “entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true.” The film’s synopsis reads: “As they try to navigate their way through an ever-more dangerous world of corruption and violence, they find themselves and their family brutally terrorized by the Russian ‘Mafiya.’ Their bond begins to fray, and betrayal — once utterly unthinkable — now becomes all too possible.”

The film will be produced by Rodrigo Teixeira under his RT Features banner and Anthony Katagas for AK Productions alongside Raffaella Leone, Gary Farkas, Marco Perego, Carlo Salem and Andrea Bucko. 

Executive producers are Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, Riccardo Maddalosso and Emily Salveson.

Vincent Maraval and Kim Fox’s The Veterans is representing the international sales rights and CAA Media Finance is handling North American rights. 

Sales for the project will continue at the Cannes market. Sacker Entertainment Law is handling business affairs, production legal and finance legal for “Paper Tiger.”