Jack huston to make feature directorial debut with ‘day of the fight’: sets michael pitt, nicolette robinson, joe pesci & more

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Huston is set to make his feature directorial debut with _Day of the Fight, _a project that will reteam him with his _Boardwalk Empire _colleague Michael Pitt, who will star.

Huston will also write and produce the movie about a once celebrated boxer who takes a redemptive journey through his past and present, on the day of his first fight since leaving prison.

Production is underway in New York and New Jersey. _Day of the Fight_ will also star _One Night in Miami_‘s Nicolette Robinson, Oscar winner Joe Pesci, John Magaro and Ron Perlman. Producers

are also Josh Porter, Jai Stefan, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Colleen Camp. EPs are Todd Diener and William Santor. Financing was handled by Productivity Media, Inc. WATCH ON DEADLINE Huston

tells Deadline, “I am both humbled and honored to be directing my first film with such an incredible cast and crew. It truly is a privilege to be able to bring my passion project to life,

and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with the world.” As an actor, Huston next stars opposite Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Amazon series _Expats_, the adaptation of Janice Y.K. Lee’s

novel, directed by Lulu Wang (_The Farewell_). He also appears in the upcoming new AMC series _Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches_ (January 8). He most recently appeared alongside Lady Gaga in

_House of Gucci _and played Richard Harrow on HBO’s award winning series _Boardwalk Empire_. Pitt played the role of Jimmy Darmody on that series. Both Huston and Pitt shared SAG ensemble

drama series wins for that show. Huston is the grandson of late filmmaker John Huston who helmed such classics as _The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Key Largo, The Asphalt Jungle, The Maltese

Falcon _and _The African Queen._ Pitt starred in _Seven Psychopaths, _Bernardo Bertolucci’s_ The Dreamers_, _Funny Games_ and the Apple TV+ series_ Lisey’s Story._ Pitt was recently

announced to star in the dramatic thriller _Black Flies_ opposite Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan from director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. He will next be seen starring in the Netflix thriller 

_Reptile_ opposite Benicio Del Toro and Justin Timberlake for Black Label Media. Pesci is the 3x Oscar nominee of _The Irishman, Raging Bull, _winning Best Supporting Actor for _Goodfellas.

_He’s the star of the _Home Alone _and _Lethal Weapon _franchise. Robinson is the star of Showtime’s _The Affair_ and starred in the 3x Oscar nominated movie _One Night in Miami. _ Magaro

stars in the upcoming George Foreman biopic _Heart of a Lion, _as well as _Call Jane, First Cow, Carol _and _The Big Short._ Perlman is the star of the _Hellboy _franchise, starred in

Nicolas Winding Refn’s _Drive, _as well as _Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,_ _Nightmare Alley, Monster Hunter _among several titles. Huston is repped by UTA, 111 Media and Johnson Shapiro

Slewett & Kole. Robinson is represented by A3 Artists and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein. Pesci is repped by Shrink Media, Melissa

Prophet Management and Fox Rothschild. Magaro is repped by UTA, Authentic Talent and Literary Management and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan. Perlman is repped by Gersh and

LINK. Pitt is repped by Paradigm, LBI Entertainment and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin and Dunham.