Fresh off of the success of Blue Story, Paramount Players have called on Rapman to direct their new feature film, American Son.
American Son will be based on the French film A Prophet which follows the story of an Arab man who becomes a mafia kingpin when he lands himself in a French prison.
A Prophet is a critically acclaimed project and was awarded a prize at Cannes Film Festival as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
American Son is expected to be reimagined from the American prison perspective and Rapman will bring his analytical eye and unique talents to the project.
Describing the film, Variety writes, “American Son centres around a man, who after falling under the control of a ruthless mobster while in prison, builds a multiracial crime syndicate, takes down his mentor, and earns a place for his crew alongside the Italian and Russian mafias. It’s a progressive crime saga for a new generation.”
The film is currently in the casting process.
For more from Rapman, take in the soundtrack to Blue Story.