VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment The new Paramount Pictures is already making a flex. Coming out in a competitive situation, the now Skydance-owned studio has picked up High Side, the hot feature package from director James Mangold and star Timothée Chalamet. The project reunites the duo after their collaboration on the Academy Award-nominated Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Mangold is attached to direct High Side, a biker thriller, with Chalamet attached to star. Peter Chernin and David Ready are attached to produce on behalf of Chernin Entertainment alongside Mangold. Related Stories Movies Timothée Chalamet to Receive Italian Award for "Cinematic Excellence" Movies Oscars Analysis: How 'Anora' Won, Demi Moore Lost and a Tumultuous Awards Season Came to an End High Side is based on an original, unpublished story by Jaime Oliveira, who is also adapting the screenplay. "We're thrilled to be in business with visionary artists like James and Timothée, and exceptional collaborators like Peter and David at Chernin," said Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of Paramount Pictures, in a statement. "What Jaime has created reflects the kind of bold, original storytelling we're committed to championing at Paramount - and we couldn't be more excited to hit the ground running with High Side." Described as Heat meets Hell or High Water, High Side tells of a former MotoGP racer. Haunted by a career-ending crash and a family legacy of abandonment, he is drawn back into the world of high-speed risks and extreme danger when his estranged brother, already being pursued by the FBI, recruits him for a series of bank robberies on superbikes. "David, Dana, and Josh display a real commitment to original, story-driven filmmaking on the big screen and this passion made it easy for Timothée, Peter, and me to land on this project," stated Mangold. "Timothée is a trusted collaborator, a generational artist and a person I adore. I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and work together again." More to come THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Heat Vision Halloween Horror Nights: Inside 'Fallout,' 'Terrifier,' 'Five Nights at Freddy's,' 'Friday the 13th' and More Scare Houses Obituaries Derrick Kardos, Graphic Designer on 'Black Swan,' and 'The Departed,' Dies at 53 Mariska Hargitay 'My Mom Jayne' Review: Mariska Hargitay's Fascinating Portrait of the Famous Mother She Barely Knew Tim Curry 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Turns 50: Cult Classic Does Time Warp With Screenings, Fan Events Heat Vision 'Highlander': Dave Bautista to Play Villain Opposite Henry Cavill in Amazon MGM's Remake Kim Taylor-Coleman Kim Taylor-Coleman Elected President of Film Academy Foundation's Board Heat Vision Halloween Horror Nights: Inside 'Fallout,' 'Terrifier,' 'Five Nights at Freddy's,' 'Friday the 13th' and More Scare Houses Obituaries Derrick Kardos, Graphic Designer on 'Black Swan,' and 'The Departed,' Dies at 53 Mariska Hargitay 'My Mom Jayne' Review: Mariska Hargitay's Fascinating Portrait of the Famous Mother She Barely Knew Tim Curry 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Turns 50: Cult Classic Does Time Warp With Screenings, Fan Events Heat Vision 'Highlander': Dave Bautista to Play Villain Opposite Henry Cavill in Amazon MGM's Remake Kim Taylor-Coleman Kim Taylor-Coleman Elected President of Film Academy Foundation's Board