It is reported that Apple is in talks to fund a new film from director Peter Farrelly titled “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” for Apple TV +.
The film will be based on the bestselling book “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty and War” by Chick Donahue and JT Molloy. Farrelly, best known for “Green Book,” wrote the script with Brian Currie and Pete Jones.
Zac Efron and Russel Crowe are currently in talks to star in the film, while Bill Murray is being courted for a supporting role, according to Last date. Efron is slated to play Donahue.
“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” follows the story of Chick Donahue, who decided to leave New York in 1967 to bring beer to childhood friends serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Along the way, he hits a trip on a Merchant Marine ship, carrying beer through the jungle, and is wrong for a CIA officer because of his Hawaiian shorts and shirts.
His scenes are set on Farrelly’s “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” since his previous film, “Green Book,” won an Oscar for Best Picture. The film will be produced by Andrew Muscato, as well as David Ellison of Skydance, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger.
Apple continues to add to the growing slate of original movies. In 2021, the Cupertino tech giant won its first Oscar nomination for “Wolfwalkers” and “Greyhound.”