Mimi Cave’s upcoming movie ‘Pumping Black’, featuring Jonathan Bailey and Natalie Portman. Amazon MGM Studios secured the rights to the movie. The shoot is planned for the fall season
This psychological thriller $20 million deal stands as one of the biggest deals of the year’s market, per Deadline. It’s intriguing to see the curiosity around whether the movie will live up to this deal.
Pumping Black” follows Taylor Mace, played by Bailey, a seasoned cyclist facing the reality of turning 35 and wondering if his racing days are numbered. His path crosses with Andrea Lathe, played by Portman, a driven doctor whose passion for victory sparks an unexpected connection. Together, their journey takes surprising turns as the Tour de France draws near.
Mimi Cave’s recent works include the psychological thriller Fresh, the comedy-mystery film Holland, the short drama thriller Vessel, and I’m Happy, I Promise. Cave now returns with a story exploring themes of ambition, hidden struggles, and the human cost of chasing success.
Actress and film producer Natalie Portman was recently seen in the Fountain of Youth, a global heist adventure released on Apple TV+. Her career reached new heights in 2004 when she won a Golden Globe and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Closer. Portman later won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe for her acclaimed performance in Black Swan, along with another Golden Globe win for Closer.
Audiences also loved her chemistry as Jane Foster alongside the God of Thunder, Thor, in Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and Thor: Love and Thunder.
At 38 years old, English actor Jonathan Bailey began his career at the age of seven as a child performer in productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company. He gained wider recognition for his roles in the Regency romance series Bridgerton and the political miniseries Fellow Travelers, the latter earning him a Critics’ Choice Television Award. Bailey also appeared in Jurassic World Rebirth as Dr. Henry Loomis, a paleontologist. He is also part of “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “Wicked: For Good.”
