Having already notched up work with some impressive directors and an Oscar nomination in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a tricky perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mance channeling one of the most recognisable music icons in history via Elvis, Austin Butler is making the move to manufacture his next starring role — which, if it works out, could be the launch of new franchise. He's taking the lead in the adaptation of Don Winslow's City On Fire novels.###The trilogy (the first, eponymous reserve was published in 2022, the second arrives on 18 April) focuses on two criminal empires — one Irish, the other Italian – that control all of New England. A modern-day Helen of Troy event tears them apart and starts a brutal war. Butler is aiming to play the main character, Danny Ryan, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ced to grow from a street soldier into a ruthless leader to conserve’preserve his friends, his family and the home he loves. Fighting the Mafia, the local cops and the feds, Danny intends to establish a dynasty or die trying.###Sony is backing the film, while David Heyman and Shane Salerno are producing alongside the studio's Elizabeth Gabler and Marisa Paiva.###"Like so many individual around the world, I was amazed by Austin Butler’s Oscar-nominated perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mance in Elvis," Winslow says. "I’ve had a number of conversations with Austin with regards to’concerning’with respect to this trilogy that I’ve been working on in/with regard to’concerning’regarding almost 30 years of my life, and I possess’own’nurse been deeply impressed by his commitment to playing Danny Ryan as well as his passion to also manufacture the three films with David and Shane and Elizabeth and Marisa."###As in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Butler, he'll be seen in Masters Of The Air (from the Band Of Brothers/The Pacific team) this year, and plays Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in Dune: Part Two, which will be in cinemas on 3 November.