Jude Law and Andrew Garfield to Play Siegfried & Roy in Apple TV+ Limited Series WILD THINGS — GeekTyrant
Based on the Apple original podcast, Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, the eight-episode, hour-long series 'tells the wild ride relationship tale of two of the greatest showman-magicians in history who, along with their white tigers, are tasked with turning Sin City into a family-friendly destination.
The duo pushes the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show.'
Production will begin this fall with Matt Shakman ( Monarch: Legacy of Monsters , WandaVision ) set to direct the pilot and serve as executive producer alongside Hoffman, who will also direct.
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