Academy Award Winner Russell Crowe (“Gladiator,” “A Beautiful Mind”) will star in “The Last Druid” from director Will Eubank (“Underwater,” “Land of Bad”). Will Eubank penned the script with Phil Gawthorne and Carlyle Eubank. 42’s Ben Pugh is set to produce alongside Range Media Partners’ Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, with Adrián Guerra also producing for Nostromo. Felix Farmer’s Brandon Millan and Sam Wasson will executive produce alongside George Hsieh. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios will introduce the film during AFM next week.

“The Last Druid” tells the story of a Roman Emperor who discovers a secluded Druid stronghold in the mountains of Caledonia. A peaceful Celtic elder must awaken the warrior within to protect his family and people from total annihilation.

Crowe will next be seen in Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter” and the historical drama “Nuremberg.” He is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.

Eubank made his directorial debut in 2011 with the science fiction drama “Love,” which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and later earned him the “Best Director” award at the Athens International Film Festival. He has also directed “The Signal” for Focus Features, starring Brenton Thwaites and Olivia Cooke; “Underwater,” starring Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel for Twentieth Century Fox; “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” starring Emily Bader for Paramount+; and “Land of Bad” with Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe. Eubank will next direct thriller “The Epiphany,” starring Sylvester Stallone.

Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance arranged financing for the picture with Nostromo and are representing the U.S. rights.

42 is a leading management and production banner, whose upcoming projects include the thriller “The Bet” for Warner Bros.; Andrew Sodroski thriller “Off Seasons” for Apple TV+; Rupert Wyatt’s “Boxman” for Lionsgate; and “The Penguin Lessons” starring Jonathan Pryce and Steve Coogan which made its world premiere last month at TIFF and was acquired by SPC.

Eubank is represented by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Gawthorne is repped by Range Media Partners and Ziffren Brittenham.

About 42
42 is a management and film and television production company based in London and Los Angeles and is home to the world’s leading storytellers who impact and shape culture through original and groundbreaking content. Established in 2013, 42 is run by partners Ben Pugh, Kate Buckley, Cathy King, Simon Beresford, and Josh Varney.

42 produced Focus Features’ “The Silent Twins,” directed by Agnieszka Smoczy?ska and starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and recently won the British Independent Film Award for Best Joint Lead Performance. 42’s recent productions for Netflix through its multi-year first-look development, financing and production deal include “End of the Road,” starring Queen Latifah and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges; “The Weekend Away” starring Leighton Meester; “Night Teeth” starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Debby Ryan; and Netflix’s #1 hit “Outside the Wire,” starring Anthony Mackie, for which a sequel is in development. 42 also produced the Cold War spy drama “The Courier,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan for Lionsgate, and “Military Wives” starring Kristin Scott Thomas for Lionsgate and Bleecker Street. Their upcoming slate includes “The Penguin Lessons” starring Academy Award nominees Jonathan Pryce and Steve Coogan which made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival; the thriller “The Bet” for Warner Bros.; Andrew Sodroski thriller “Off Seasons” for Apple TV+; and Rupert Wyatt’s “Boxman” for Lionsgate.

In television, 42 produced the six-part comedy drama “The Flatshare” for Paramount+. They are currently in production on “The Road Trip” for Paramount+, starring Emma Appleton, and “Charlie Bone” for Amazon MGM Studios, starring Joseph Fiennes. Previous productions include “The Girl Before” for BBC and HBO Max, starring Gugu Mbatha Raw and David Oyelowo; “The English Game,” a six-part television series by Julian Fellowes for Netflix; the Emmy award-winning “Watership Down,” for BBC and Netflix featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, John Boyega, Sir Ben Kingsley, Daniel Kaluuya, Gemma Arterton and Olivia Colman; “Traitors,” a six-part spy thriller for Channel 4 and Netflix starring Michael Stuhlbarg; and “Wild Bill,” a six-part drama series starring Rob Lowe for ITV.

42’s management division represents a range of high profile and emerging talent. The company’s client list includes actors, writers, comedians, directors, producers, casting directors, intimacy coordinators and authors including: Ralph Fiennes, Samuel Adewunmi, Indira Varma, Nicholas Hoult, Jamie Campbell Bower, Zachary Quinto, Matthew Goode, Ed Skrein, Sofia Boutella, Michael Caine, Dave Omoregie, Jonny Lee Miller, Chris Chibnall, Ciaran Hinds, Vicky McClure, Himesh Patel, Charlie Brooker, Abby Ajayi, Krysty Wilson Cairns, Will Davies, Sam Bain, Peter Cattaneo, Clint Dyer, Darius Marder, Tom Harper, Jantje Friese, Jesse Armstong, Baran Bo Odar, Julian Fellowes, Abi Morgan, James Hawes, Shane Meadows, and Candice Carty-Williams. www.42mp.com

About Range Media Partners
Range Media Partners guides the most creatively ambitious minds in building cultural capital, amplifying their truly remarkable & diverse voices and unlocking full global value in all businesses. Through talent representation, production, storytelling, live experiences, data, AI strategies, and venture incubation, we drive strategic growth and innovation for our clients spanning film, television, music, sports, literary, digital, gaming, culinary, business, and brands. Our mission is to maximize value, diversify & scale opportunities, and build the future of entertainment and culture.

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger are co-heads of Film & Production for Range Media Partners. The duo has produced over 70 films and television shows – from award-winning projects to commercial franchises – from an array of premiere filmmakers including Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”), Alma Har’el (“Honey Boy”), Jeff Nichols (“The Bikeriders”), James Wan (“Insidious,” “Sinister”), Karyn Kusama (“Destroyer”), Leigh Whannell (“The Upgrade”), Nia DeCosta (“Little Woods”), Cory Finley (“Bad Education”), Oz Perkins (“Longlegs,” “Gretel & Hansel”) and Michael Pearce (“Encounter”).

Range has numerous films in post-production including Oz Perkins’ Stephen King adaptation “The Monkey,” slated to be released by Neon on Feb. 21, 2025, and James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, and Monica Barbaro for Searchlight Pictures, releasing on Dec. 25, 2024. Additionally, Kavanaugh-Jones and Berger had two wide release films that debuted this summer including Jeff Nichols’ acclaimed feature “The Bikeriders” starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy via Focus Features and “Longlegs,” starring Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe, which debuted with a record-breaking $22.6M opening weekend, becoming Neon’s biggest opening weekend ever and is currently the highest-grossing independent film of the year.

About Nostromo Pictures
Nostromo Pictures is a premier Spanish film and television production company committed to crafting original, high-quality storytelling and visionary content, where every detail of production and narrative is handled with care and precision. Founded by Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls following the breakthrough success of Buried, directed by Rodrigo Cortés and starring Ryan Reynolds, Nostromo has built a reputation for delivering high-quality, culturally impactful films produced from Spain, blending local and international talent to create cinematic experiences that resonate globally.

From films like Rodrigo Cortés’s “Red Lights,” featuring Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Olsen, and Robert De Niro, to “Grand Piano,” written by Damien Chazelle and directed by Eugenio Mira, and Spanish box office successes like “Palm Trees in the Snow” by Fernando González Molina and “The Invisible Guest” by Oriol Paulo, Nostromo has crafted a portfolio that emphasizes cinematic excellence and distinctive storytelling.

With over 40 productions, recent years have seen the release of the Netflix global phenomena “Through My Window” trilogy and “Bird Box Barcelona,” the Spanish box office success “God’s Crooked Lines” directed by Oriol Paulo, and “Love Gets a Room” by Rodrigo Cortés, which received great critical and public acclaim. On the television front, Nostromo has produced the miniseries “The Minions of Midas” by Mateo Gil and Santo.

Currently, Nostromo is in production for “The Night Manager Season 2” and in post-production with “The Map That Leads to You,” directed by Lasse Hallström; “Deep Water,” directed by Renny Harlin; “The Goldsmith’s Secret,” starring Mario Casas and Michelle Jenner and directed by Olga Osorio; “Wolfgang: Extraordinari,” directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera; and SkyShowtime’s first original Spanish series, “Mamen Mayo.”

Upcoming releases include “Rich Flu,” the latest film by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (“The Platform”); “Penguin Lessons” by Peter Cattaneo, starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce; “Apocalypse Z,” an Amazon Prime Original film directed by Carles Torrens and based on the bestselling book; and Rodrigo Cortés’ new film, “Escape,” executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Mario Casas and Anna Castillo.