Stars of hit TV series The Bear are heading to Broadway next year, directed by British award-winner Rupert Goold.

Jon Bernthal (The Accountant) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Girls, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) will star in a new stage adaptation of hit 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, about a bank heist that goes seriously wrong.

Bernthal and Moss-Bachrach are both recent Emmy Award winners for their roles in FX’s The Bear.

Rupert Goold (Dear England, American Psycho, Patriots, Ink, King Charles III) is currently Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre in London, although he is moving across town to run The Old Vic next year.

Directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon is about a bumbling trio of crooks who hold up a Brooklyn bank, led by Sonny — whose desperate goal is to finance his partner’s gender-affirming surgery.

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The botched heist quickly spirals into an all-day standoff, as employees are taken captive inside while crowds and armed police gather outside. The story is based on a real 1972 incident.

The screenplay by Frank Pierson won an Oscar, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy) is adapting the movie for the stage.

An announcement about the show’s Broadway dates and venue is to follow.

The production is produced by Warner Bros. Theater Ventures, with Sue Wagner and John Johnson through their Wagner Johnson Productions, and Patrick Catullo.

Wagner Johnson Productions are also producing George Clooney in Broadway hit Good Night, and Good Luck, which is rumoured to be coming to London’s West End. The show is also being filmed live this weekend, and broadcast on CNN.

Wagner Johnson also produced Andrew Scott in VANYA on Broadway, which scored Andrew Scott a Drama Desk Award this week, and is hotly tipped for this weekend’s Tony Awards.

Rupert Goold is no stranger to Broadway. His Almeida production of Patriots, which also ran in the West End, had a successful run on Broadway last year. However, Goold’s Broadway production of musical Tammy Faye was less successful, getting a critical mauling, and posting early closing notices.

It was announced today that much-respected director Dominic Cooke is taking Goold’s place at the Almeida, from next year.

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Main photo: Dog Day Afternoon - Rupert Goold (Photo Marc Brenner), Ebon Moss-Bachrach in The Bear (Photo FX), Jon Bernthal in The Bear (Screenshot)

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