Chloe Grace Moretz and Jack O'Connell to Star in Bonnie and Clyde Film

Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack O'Connell are set to star in "Love is a Gun," according to Variety. The film, directed by Spanish helmer Kiké Maillo, is the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow story.

Parker and Barrow gained renown during the Great Depression as they committed multiple bank and store robberies from 1931 to 1935. They are believed to have killed at least nine police officers before they were slain in Louisiana. The film is based on Jeff Guinn's "Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde" and is written by Sheldon Turner with revisions by Johnny Newman.

Endeavor Content will handle international sales and is set to present the project to buyers at the American Film Market. CAA is co-repping the film domestically with the producers.

The film is being produced by Marissa McMahon and Ashley Schlaifer of Kamala Films alongside Sean and Bryan Furst of Skybound Entertainment.

Speaking on the announcement, the producers said, "We are excited to reintroduce the iconic story of Bonnie and Clyde. Their story remains ubiquitous in popular culture across the globe, yet few in this generation know the details of their intimate love affair and the circumstances that led to their notorious crime spree that captured the imagination of the world in their time. Kike, Chloë and Jack are completely in sync about the character-driven approach we will be taking, and we feel lucky to have a creative team of this high caliber leading us forward."

Production on the film is scheduled to start in early 2019.

Moretz can be seen currently in Luca Guadagnino's "Suspiria," starring Dakota Johnson. O'Connell starred in Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken" and Jodie Foster's "Money Monster."

Read the original article on Variety.

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