Apple acquires UFO conspiracy thriller from Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, and Zach Baylin

Apple has secured a deal worth tens of millions of dollars for an untitled, highly sought-after project focused on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), previously termed Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Joseph Kosinski is set to direct and produce, joined by screenwriter Zach Baylin, who will pen the script. Veteran producer Jerry Bruckheimer is also attached to produce.
This agreement goes beyond merely reuniting Kosinski, Bruckheimer, and Apple, who are already collaborating on the adrenaline-pumping racing film F1, slated for release this summer.
Borys Kit for The Hollywood Reporter:
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It is one of the richest deals in quite some time, one that underscores a shift in the event movie landscape and shows that behind-the-scenes talent, in this case a new generation combined with a long-standing veteran, can command top market prices.
Sources say that Top Gun: Maverick filmmaker Kosinski, despite a résumé that includes only five movies, secured an eight-figure deal that puts him near the top of the director ladder, with fees that are comparable to such figures as Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg. Baylin is said to be making in the mid-seven figure range, more if he receives sole writing credit, also putting him in the top echelon of his profession. And Bruckheimer, whose career spans decades and includes the Top Gun and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, is said to receive a top-of-the-market producing fee in the mid-seven figures.
The story also had a timely resonance. It is described as a large-scale conspiracy thriller about two men working in national security who uncover a secret program to recover and reverse-engineer crashed UAPs.

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MacDailyNews Take: Everybody wanted this one, but Apple won the day! This will hit theaters first, make a ton of money, and then stream exclusively on Apple TV+, drawing a surge in subscribers.

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