Disney did not comment on the possible casting, and it's unclear if any dealmaking is involved. Mendelsohn's name was circling amongst execs Wednesday.

Mendelsohn is winning raves for his work on Bloodline, the Netflix series that debuted last week.

He has also racked up an impressive array of movies in a short time. He appeared in Exodus: Gods and Kings as well as the Jude Law thriller Black Sea, and had two movies premiere at Sundance —Slow West, with Michael Fassbender, and Mississippi Grind, with Ryan Reynolds.

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