Felicity Jones To Co-Star In Warren Beatty’s Untitled HOWARD HUGHES Movie

This past September, it was reported that Paramount decided not to finance legendary writer/director/actor Warren Beatty‘s ambitious HOWARD HUGHES project but it seems like New Regency has picked up the slack… Deadline reported that Like Crazy star Felicity Jones has been cast as a young woman who has a relationship with Hughes’ young driver and confidante before she eventually falls in love with the industrialist billionaire who will be played by Beatty.
Word has it Beatty is considering names like Justin Timberlake and Alden Ehrenreich for the young male lead, while other roles may also be available for Alec Baldwin, Owen Wilson, Beatty’s real life wife, Annette Bening, and Beatty’s best bud, Jack Nicholson.
Scripted and to be directed by Beatty, this untitled HOWARD HUGHES project will start production sometime next year.
Welcome back, Mr. Beatty.. it’s been too long!