Ron Perlman eyes Hemingway in Cuba and return to biker world

Ron Perlman wants to play Ernest Hemingway in Cuba in the next year.

The actor, 76 as of October 2026, said he aims to take on the writer in a new biopic, a film based on a real person's life, set in Cuba, according to Deadline. It would be a full-circle job. Perlman made his screen debut almost 50 years before October 2026 and still has half a dozen films in production.

The Hemingway plan is only one entry on a crowded slate. Perlman will co-star in Legends, a spinoff from Sons of Anarchy, meaning a new series built around characters and a world from the earlier biker drama, according to Deadline. He played Clay Morrow in the original show. No release date or broadcaster details were given in that report.

Much of his current work runs through Asylm Studios, his banner co-founded with Willie Morris, according to Deadline. The company has kicked off a partnership with Google and 100 Zeros, described as Google's joint venture with Range. It has also launched a teaser for Sedona on its new YouTube channel.

Two Asylm features, Kodak Super XX and Sedona, were both in post-production as of October 2026, the cutting, sound and effects stage after filming, according to Deadline. Google put money into the indie project in post-production. Sedona was not expected to be ready for close to a year.

Perlman has also branched into new formats. He appeared in Asteroid, an immersive film from director Doug Liman designed to surround the viewer, according to Deadline. Details of his role were not disclosed.

The Cuba connection goes back a decade. Perlman was the American face of Sergio and Sergei, which was billed as the first Cuban/American co-production in decades, according to Fox News. He worked with Cuban novelist Enrique Cirules on a separate movie about the final days of Hemingway. That long-gestating Hemingway project later involved a location scouting trip in Cuba, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Off screen, Perlman signed with Independent Artist Group in July 2026, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He has also made peace with the death of Hellboy 3, the unmade third film in his comic-book series, according to Business Insider.

What makes this stand out is the mix. A biker return organised around familiar television territory sits beside a Cuba-shot life story and small-scale features backed with tech money. For viewers, this means more Perlman in very different places: on a series set, in an edit suite, and, if the timetable holds, on a Havana street with a beard and a typewriter.