Elisabeth Moss and Benedict Cumberbatch (Photo credit: Shutterstock).
Jane Campion will direct Emmy-winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Avengers: Endgame’s Benedict Cumberbatch in a film adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel The Power of the Dog.
See-Saw Films’ Emile Sherman and Iain Canning will produce with Max Films’ Roger Frappier and Brightstar’s Tanya Seghatchian.
Frappier, who optioned Savage’s novel, developed the project with BBC Films, which is also backing production.
Campion agreed to write and direct after meeting Frappier in Cannes. She partnered with producer Seghatchian (Cold War) and then approached Sherman and Canning, her Top of the Lake collaborators, to raise the finance and drive the physical production.
The story follows wealthy Montana brothers Phil (Cumberbatch) and George Burbank who are polar opposites. Phil is graceful, brilliant and cruel where George is stolid, fastidious and gentle.
They are joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley,...
Jane Campion will direct Emmy-winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Avengers: Endgame’s Benedict Cumberbatch in a film adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel The Power of the Dog.
See-Saw Films’ Emile Sherman and Iain Canning will produce with Max Films’ Roger Frappier and Brightstar’s Tanya Seghatchian.
Frappier, who optioned Savage’s novel, developed the project with BBC Films, which is also backing production.
Campion agreed to write and direct after meeting Frappier in Cannes. She partnered with producer Seghatchian (Cold War) and then approached Sherman and Canning, her Top of the Lake collaborators, to raise the finance and drive the physical production.
The story follows wealthy Montana brothers Phil (Cumberbatch) and George Burbank who are polar opposites. Phil is graceful, brilliant and cruel where George is stolid, fastidious and gentle.
They are joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley,...
- 5/6/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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