by: Sammy Mink
Kevin Bacon is in talks to join Greg Mclean’s JUNGLE. Based on the bestselling memoir, the drama tells the story of Yossi Ghinsberg, a young Australian who got lost and was forced to survive in the Bolivian jungle with his two friends and a mysterious pet. Bacon would play Karl, the Austrian guide who leads the group in their fight for survival. Mclean is directing from a script penned by Justin Monjo.
Bacon and Mclean recently worked together on the thriller 6 Miranda Drive, which also stars Paul Reiser and Radha Mitchell. Bacon also recently starred in Robert Schwentke’s action/crime/comedy R.I.P.D. and Billy Bob Thornton’s drama Jayne Mansfield’s Car. His upcoming projects include Jon Watts’ thriller Cop Car and Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, a crime drama cetnering on the life of mobster-turned-FBI informant Whitey Bulger.
Bacon is repped by WME and The Schiff Company.
