{
  "id": 2348621,
  "title": "Ridley Scott wants \"the kid from Adolescence\" for his Treasure Island movie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ridley-scott-wants-the-kid-from-adolescence-for-his-treasure-island",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T01:28:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/ridley-scott-treasure-island-owen-cooper-adolescence-hugh-jackman"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ridley Scott is seeking the young actor from the critically acclaimed series \"Adolescence,\" known as \"The kid from Adolescence,\" for his upcoming film adaptation of \"Treasure Island.\" The project, which has Scott currently campaigning for, has already secured Hugh Jackman to play the pirate Robert Louis Stevenson's character Long John Silver. Owen Cooper, who played young murder suspect Jamie Miller in \"Adolescence,\" is being considered for another role in the film. Cooper has had a quick rise in his career since the series, appearing in \"Wuthering Heights\" and several other projects. Scott first announced his interest in adapting \"Treasure Island\" in June, signing Jackman to the role before Cooper's involvement was confirmed. The film will be the first non-Muppets or Disney cartoon space pirate movie adaptation of Stevenson's tale since 1999.",
  "summary": "Scott wants to pair Owen Cooper up with Hugh Jackman's Long John Silver for his Treasure Island adaptation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}