Warren Beatty

Production now underway…

It has been announced, via Deadline, that actor/director Warren Beatty’s Howard Hughes film has commenced filming with Alden Ehrenreich (‘Beautiful Creatures’), Lily Collins (‘The Mortal Instruments’) starring.

Beatty will direct, and as Hughes, with the film revolving around the business magnate’s young driver and confidante (Ehrenreich) and his love interest (Collins).

Annette Bening (‘The Kids Are All Right’), and Matthew Broderick (‘Tower Heist’) will co-star.

New Regency, and Beatty, along with Brett Ratner and his RatPac Entertainment partner James Packer are producing the film with the budget coming in at around $26.7 million.