That Jon Favreau shore is into all things retro: cocktail parties, La Cosa Nostra, elves, etc. And now he's carving a new notch into his bedpost, having landed Johnny Zero, some sort of look back at the humble beginnings of hot rodding. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the concepts include "self-described hot-rod enthusiast," "action drama," "offbeat comedy," "American dream" and "hot rodding." According to our cynica-bastard-of-a lovable-lug brother Defamer, "we get the feeling that his assistant was printing out every Google result for history of hot-rodding the night before the studio meeting."
'Zero' Hour for Favreau [The Hollywood Reporter via Defamer]
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