Amsterdam (2022 film)

Amsterdam is an upcoming period mystery comedy film directed, produced and written by David O. Russell. Filmed in Los Angeles from January to March 2021, it marks Russell's first film since 2015's Joy. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Zoe Saldaña, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Timothy Olyphant, Andrea Riseborough, Taylor Swift, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alessandro Nivola, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro.
Amsterdam released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by 20th Century Studios.
==Premise==
Three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—become the prime suspects in a murder in the 1930s.
==Cast==
* Christian Bale as Burt
* Margot Robbie as Valerie
*John David Washington as Harold
*Chris Rock as Milton
*Anya Taylor-Joy
*Zoe Saldaña as Irma
*Mike Myers as Paul
*Michael Shannon
*Timothy Olyphant
*Andrea Riseborough
*Taylor Swift
*Matthias Schoenaerts as Getwiller
*Alessandro Nivola
*Rami Malek as Tom
* Robert De Niro as Gil
==Production==
In January 2020, New Regency announced the development on an untitled film written and directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale, with filming expected to begin that April. In February, Margot Robbie and Michael B. Jordan were announced to star, but the latter dropped out before production began due to scheduling conflicts. In October, John David Washington was cast as Jordan's replacement. Jennifer Lawrence was reportedly considered for Robbie's role, while Jamie Foxx was considered for Jordan's. The rest of the ensemble cast was revealed between January and June 2021.
Filming was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Principal photography took place between January and March 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Crew members included cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, editor Jay Cassidy, and score composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. In April 2022, at CinemaCon, the film's title was revealed to be Amsterdam. In August, it was revealed Guðnadóttir exited as composer, with Daniel Pemberton now composing the film.
==Release==
Amsterdam is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by 20th Century Studios. It was originally scheduled for November 4, 2022.
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