General Hospital alum Nicholas Alexander Chavez (ex-Spencer Cassadine) has officially landed his next big project! According to Deadline, the Daytime Emmy winner is set to star in David Gordon Green’s upcoming action thriller Supermax for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax.
Key Takeaways
- Nicholas Alexander Chavez has joined Supermax.
- The movie stars Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb.
- David Gordon Green is directing.
- Chavez’s character details are being kept under wraps.
- The film is headed to Prime Video worldwide.
Chavez joins a heavy-hitting cast that includes Will Smith, AnnaSophia Robb, Andrés Almeida, Martin Bats Bradford, and Erika Ringor. While specific details regarding Chavez’s character are being kept strictly under wraps, production recently kicked off in New South Wales, Australia, with support from the NSW Government through Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund.
What Is Supermax About?
Supermax follows two FBI agents (played by Smith and Robb) who are tasked with investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the impenetrable walls of a maximum-security prison. Rounding out the stacked cast are Jaafar Jackson and Jason Clarke.
The film is directed by Green from a script penned by David Weil and David J. Rosen. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing alongside Smith and Adam Fishbach for Westbrook Studios. Weil and Rosen also serve as executive producers alongside Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, President of Film Alexandra Loewy, COO Thom Zadra, and SVP Spencer Ela, as well as James Lassiter and Miguel Melendez for Westbrook Studios, with Natalie Laine Williams serving as associate producer. CAA Media Finance brokered the deal between Miramax and Amazon MGM, which will release Supermax on Prime Video across more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez’ Career
Chavez first made a name for himself during his breakout run as young Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital, where he scored a Daytime Emmy Award after his very first year on the show.
Following his soap departure, he made a big splash playing Lyle Menendez in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story before reuniting with Murphy on the FX horror drama Grotesquerie. Most recently, he wrapped production on The Technique, a psychological thriller from the producers of Longlegs and Oh, Canada, starring alongside Emma Roberts, Ben Platt, and Noomi Rapace.
Stay tuned for more updates on Supermax as production continues!
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Photo: Disney/Frank Micelotta.
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