In a deal that lands in the high $40 millions,
Apple Original Films has acquired worldwide rights to
Cherry, the first film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo since their
Avengers: Endgame. The film is an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Nico Walker that is based on his story. It is a finished film that will become an awards season entry.
Tom Holland plays a young Cleveland man who, after being spurned by the love of his life, joins the army before she returns to tell him she has made a mistake and they belong together. He becomes an Army medic in Iraq and sees violence. Returning with undiagnosed PTSD, he and his young wife move from pills to heroin, and he turns to robbing banks to pay their debts. Walker’s young wife is played by Ciara Bravo (
Small Engine Repair).
