Toronto's finished and a couple more key film acquisitions have taken place over the past week. Here's the breakdown:
Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have snapped up U.S. rights to Peter Webber’s English-language epic "Emperor" about the real-life story of whether to try Emperor Hirohito for war crimes. Roadside will release the movie theatrically.
Wrekin Hill has acquired the Australian surfing drama "Drift" starring Sam Worthington and Xavier Samuel. An early 2013 release is being targeted.
IFC Films has acquired Neil Jordan's "Byzantium" stars Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan as mother and daughter vampires. A platform release is planned.
Lionsgate and Roadside have picked up Joss Whedon's zero-budget adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". The film was shot in Whedon’s house in just under a fortnight with his actor friends like Nathan Fillion and Alexis Denisof.
Anchor Bay Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to Rob Zombie...
Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate have snapped up U.S. rights to Peter Webber’s English-language epic "Emperor" about the real-life story of whether to try Emperor Hirohito for war crimes. Roadside will release the movie theatrically.
Wrekin Hill has acquired the Australian surfing drama "Drift" starring Sam Worthington and Xavier Samuel. An early 2013 release is being targeted.
IFC Films has acquired Neil Jordan's "Byzantium" stars Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan as mother and daughter vampires. A platform release is planned.
Lionsgate and Roadside have picked up Joss Whedon's zero-budget adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing". The film was shot in Whedon’s house in just under a fortnight with his actor friends like Nathan Fillion and Alexis Denisof.
Anchor Bay Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to Rob Zombie...
- 9/17/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
When you’re a 7-year-old actress in a movie with A-list actors and actresses, what captures your attention most on a day off? A white balloon.
Onata Aprile, the big-eyed, incredibly cute, pixie-sized girl who stars as Maisie in What Maisie Knew, a sad, nuanced story about parental disregard directed by Bee Season filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, had the time of her life chasing one around while doing press in Toronto for the film. She skipped around in little black boots and an A-line Perskickety long-sleeved dress, rubbed the...
Onata Aprile, the big-eyed, incredibly cute, pixie-sized girl who stars as Maisie in What Maisie Knew, a sad, nuanced story about parental disregard directed by Bee Season filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, had the time of her life chasing one around while doing press in Toronto for the film. She skipped around in little black boots and an A-line Perskickety long-sleeved dress, rubbed the...
- 9/13/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
"What Maisie Knew," directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel ("Bee Season," "Uncertainty"), has gone to Millennium Entertainment for Us distribution. Starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan, the film is a contemporary adaptation of Henry James' 1897 novel, about a young girl stuck between the drama of her divorcing parents. "What Maisie Knew" debuted at Toronto. Here are early reviews from THR, Indiewire and The Guardian. The screenplay was adapted by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne; Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Daniel Crown, William Teitler and Charles Weinstock produced.
- 9/12/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
In the latest pick-up of a popping Toronto market, Millennium Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to “What Maisie Knew,” starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan. The contemporary version of the Henry James novel, directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, had its world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Maisie” tells the story of a young girl trapped in the drama of her distracted, divorcing parents and the new partners they bring into her life. Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne adapted the screenplay. Read More: Tiff Capsule Review: 'What Maisie Knew' Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Daniel Crown, William Teitler and Charles Weinstock produced; Riva Marker is an executive producer. Millennium acquisitions exec Tristen Tuckfield negotiated the deal with Wme Global, which repped the filmmakers. Since its launch in 2010, Millennium has acquired and released “Little...
- 9/12/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Millennium Entertainment has taken domestic distribution rights to "What Maisie Knew," the company announced on Wednesday in Toronto. Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan star in this modern-day version of the classic Henry James novel. Scott McGehee and David Siegel direct. Set in current-day New York, the film chronicles the falling-apart of a family as seen through the eyes of a six-year-old girl who watches the grown-ups around her behave like children. Also read: Toronto Deals: Amazon Tests Movie Waters With 'Blackburn Burrow' Release Moore plays a rock 'n' roll icon married to a distracted...
- 9/12/2012
- by Liza Foreman
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Millennium Entertainment is closing a deal for North American rights on What Maisie Knew, the film by Scott McGehee and David Siegel that premiered last Friday at Roy Thomson Hall. Deal is worth around $2 million minimum guarantee. I hear that distribution heavyweight Bob Berney is consulting for Red Crown, which financed the film along with some private equity investors. Berney will help guide the film when it gets released next spring. Millennium Entertainment, run by Bill Lee, is coming off the indie success Bernie and has the Lee Daniels-directed The Paperboy upcoming. The plan is to try and replicate that Bernie success with a similar theatrical platform release. The film stars Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan and revolves around the 7-year old title character, played by Onata Aprile. She is caught in a custody battle between her aging mother rock star and her art dealer father.
- 9/12/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
For the world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival of their drama What Maisie Knew, based on the Henry James novel of the same title, directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel played it very calm, even if they felt jitters inside.
The night before the premiere, at an after-party for On the Road, McGehee talked about being nervous because the venue, the Roy Thomson Hall, is so large (about 2,600 seats). He shouldn’t have worried. Quietly down-to-earth, McGehee and Siegel capture the sadly lovely mood of the film, about a pixie-sized wisp of a girl named Maisie, played by now 7-year-old Onata Aprile,...
The night before the premiere, at an after-party for On the Road, McGehee talked about being nervous because the venue, the Roy Thomson Hall, is so large (about 2,600 seats). He shouldn’t have worried. Quietly down-to-earth, McGehee and Siegel capture the sadly lovely mood of the film, about a pixie-sized wisp of a girl named Maisie, played by now 7-year-old Onata Aprile,...
- 9/8/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
Toronto — A broken-family melodrama with a minimum of histrionics, Scott McGehee's and David Siegel's What Maisie Knew begins from scenes that will be familiar to most viewers who've witnessed a custody battle. Things get pretty orchestrated from that familiar scenario onward, but never to the point of unbelievability; the sad tidiness of the film's resolution (and the way it departs from the Henry James book it's based on) makes it all the more appealing at the box office, where it should have the broadest appeal of any of the duo's films to date. Photos: Toronto Film Festival Opening
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- 9/8/2012
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With roughly 400 films screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs Thursday through Sept. 16, choosing which movies to keep an eye on can feel like wading into a large pool of marbles, with each one a slightly different color, shade, and texture. Documentaries? Check. Mega sci-fi tent pole pictures? Definitely. Animated family fare? Indeed. Foreign films from Japan to Argentina? Yep.
Beyond Oscar-buzz movies such as Ben Affleck’s political thriller Argo, Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor’s tsunami saga The Impossible, the John Hawkes and Helen Hunt polio survivor-meets-sex surrogate dramedy The Sessions, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s cult leader drama The Master,...
Beyond Oscar-buzz movies such as Ben Affleck’s political thriller Argo, Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor’s tsunami saga The Impossible, the John Hawkes and Helen Hunt polio survivor-meets-sex surrogate dramedy The Sessions, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s cult leader drama The Master,...
- 9/6/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
Los Angeles — Music is highlighting the Toronto International Film Festival with a Michael Jackson documentary from Spike Lee and a closing-night film featuring Vanessa Redgrave as a terminally ill choir singer.
Organizers announced Tuesday that Redgrave's "Song for Marion" will close next month's Toronto festival, which runs Sept. 6 to 16 and is one of the key cinema gatherings that kick off Hollywood's fall movie lineup and Academy Awards season. The film directed by Paul Andrew Williams co-stars Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton.
Lee's documentary "Bad 25" also is playing the festival, marking the 25th anniversary of Jackson's 1987 album "Bad." The film features footage shot by Jackson himself along with interviews with such stars and music producers as Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Sheryl Crow and L.A. Reid.
Toronto planners announced dozens of other films to round out its 11-day run, among them Peter Webber's "Emperor," starring Tommy Lee Jones as Gen. Douglas MacArthur...
Organizers announced Tuesday that Redgrave's "Song for Marion" will close next month's Toronto festival, which runs Sept. 6 to 16 and is one of the key cinema gatherings that kick off Hollywood's fall movie lineup and Academy Awards season. The film directed by Paul Andrew Williams co-stars Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton.
Lee's documentary "Bad 25" also is playing the festival, marking the 25th anniversary of Jackson's 1987 album "Bad." The film features footage shot by Jackson himself along with interviews with such stars and music producers as Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Sheryl Crow and L.A. Reid.
Toronto planners announced dozens of other films to round out its 11-day run, among them Peter Webber's "Emperor," starring Tommy Lee Jones as Gen. Douglas MacArthur...
- 8/14/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Tiff announced their last batch of titles for their primo Gala and Special Presentation events and it comes as no surprise that we’ve got ourselves several future Venice (Bad 25, Love is All You Need, Spring Breakers, Passion and The Master) and left over Cannes titles (White Elephant, On The Road, The Paperboy) set for some Special Presentation spots, but it’s the World Premieres that Tonrot have managed to lasso that have got out attention. First up in the trio of Gala screenings announced, it’s their Closing Night Film in Song for Marion which may do wonders for both the fest and the title itself — as it may be this year’s The King’s Speech type. What Maisie Knew, Arthur Newman, Greetings from Tim Buckley and after a long post-production phase Nick Cassavetes’ Yellow (see pic above) are all repping the new wave of U.S...
- 8/14/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
As if the line-up couldn’t get any better, Toronto International Film Festival have went ahead with what looks to be their final announcement of premieres. Added to the slate is the oft-rumored The Master, showing in 70mm, as well as Brian De Palma‘s Passion, Harmony Korine‘s Spring Breakers, Peter Webber‘s WWII romantic drama Emperor, a Jeff Buckley biopic, as well as Cannes premieres such as Lee Daniels‘ The Paperboy (review here) and Walter Salles’ On the Road (review here). Check out the new additions below.
Galas
Song for Marion Paul Andrew Williams, UK Closing Night Film
A feel-good, heart-warming story about how music can inspire you. Song for Marion stars Terence Stamp as Arthur, a grumpy pensioner who can’t understand why his wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave) would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton...
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Song for Marion Paul Andrew Williams, UK Closing Night Film
A feel-good, heart-warming story about how music can inspire you. Song for Marion stars Terence Stamp as Arthur, a grumpy pensioner who can’t understand why his wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave) would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton...
- 8/14/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: A lengthy second wave of Gala and Special Presentation programming has been announced for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, including this year’s Closing Night Film, which will be Paul Andrew Williams’ “Song for Marion,” with Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton. It will mark the film’s World Premiere. But that’s only one of eight new World Premieres included in today’s announcement. In addition, Tiff plans to pull the exclusive curtain back on the following films: - “Emperor,” Peter Webber’s drama about the American occupation of Japan following World War II, with Tommy Lee Jones playing Gen. Douglas MacArthur. - “What Maisie Knew,” an adaptation of the Henry James novella about a 7-year-old caught in a custody battle between her mother – a rock and roll icon – and her father. Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore, and Steve Coogan co-star. - “Arthur Newman,” Dante Ariola...
- 8/14/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Paul Andrew Williams's feelgood drama about a man who joins his wife's choir has been selected to close this year's film festival
Song for Marion, a feelgood drama from British director Paul Andrew Williams, has been selected as the closing night film at this year's Toronto film festival. Williams, 39, won plaudits for his 2006 debut London to Brighton. His subsequent credits include The Cottage, The Children, and Cherry Tree Lane.
Song for Marion stars Terence Stamp as a sour pensioner who is cajoled into joining his wife's choir by her singing instructor (Gemma Arterton). The film also stars Vanessa Redgrave and Christopher Eccleston. North American rights have already been snapped up by the Weinstein Company, prompting speculation that the film's closing night berth could be used as a springboard to Oscar success.
Other films premiering at Toronto include the golfing drama Arthur Newman, starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt, Scott McGehee...
Song for Marion, a feelgood drama from British director Paul Andrew Williams, has been selected as the closing night film at this year's Toronto film festival. Williams, 39, won plaudits for his 2006 debut London to Brighton. His subsequent credits include The Cottage, The Children, and Cherry Tree Lane.
Song for Marion stars Terence Stamp as a sour pensioner who is cajoled into joining his wife's choir by her singing instructor (Gemma Arterton). The film also stars Vanessa Redgrave and Christopher Eccleston. North American rights have already been snapped up by the Weinstein Company, prompting speculation that the film's closing night berth could be used as a springboard to Oscar success.
Other films premiering at Toronto include the golfing drama Arthur Newman, starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt, Scott McGehee...
- 8/14/2012
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Today we have a trailer for the upcoming "What Maisie Knew," starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham, and Onata Aprile. Check it out below. Plot: A contemporary New York City revisioning of the Henry James novella by the same name. It revolves around unwitting 7-year-old Maisie, caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother Susanna (Moore), an aging rock star, and her father, Beale (Coogan), a major art dealer. The new movie is directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Bee Season). It has yet to be acquired for distribution or get a release date. Trailer:...
- 5/19/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
While the following films have all been simmering quietly on the burner while we usher in the major tent poles of the summer movie season, their trailers promise that once the explosions and action die down, we can get back to normal (for the most part).
First up is “What Maisie Knew,” featuring the likes of Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan in a Henry James-derived dramedy that is set to explore the complexity of modern marriage and family happenings, and it looks as if it could be a charming little indie from the directing team of “Suture” helmers Scott McGehee and David Siegel. In this contemporary reworking of James' novel, young Maisie spends life being shuffled around between her irresponsible divorced parents, and watches as they start to pick out new partners – all while their new partners fall in love with each other. The impressive ensemble seems to be on point here,...
First up is “What Maisie Knew,” featuring the likes of Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan in a Henry James-derived dramedy that is set to explore the complexity of modern marriage and family happenings, and it looks as if it could be a charming little indie from the directing team of “Suture” helmers Scott McGehee and David Siegel. In this contemporary reworking of James' novel, young Maisie spends life being shuffled around between her irresponsible divorced parents, and watches as they start to pick out new partners – all while their new partners fall in love with each other. The impressive ensemble seems to be on point here,...
- 5/17/2012
- by Benjamin Wright
- The Playlist
#62. What Maisie Knew Director: Scott McGehee and David SiegelWriter(s): Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne Producers: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, William Teitler and Charles WeinstockDistributor: Rights Available The Gist: The film which is an adaptation of the Henry James novel is about Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer. Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband...(more) Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan List Worthy Reasons...: I haven't been big on the Scott McGehee and David Siegel pairing since certain elements in 2001's The Deep End, but this triage drama via the eyes of a seven year-old protagonist might do the trick - we still have faith in Julianne Moore and we're of course curious to see how the core of a Henry James novel might still be relevant 100 years after publication.
- 1/6/2012
- IONCINEMA.com
#75. What Maisie Knew - Scott McGehee and David Siegel Scott McGehee and David Siegel got their career starts at the festival with Suture (1993) followe by The Deep End (2001), but they haven't been back in a good decade. With a higher profile project - an adaption of a Henry James novel starring Alexander Skarsgård, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan with Onata Aprile (from Cassevetes' Yellow) they have a valid reason to return. Filming on What Maisie Knew finished rather late in the year --- so this is perhaps a weak prediction guess but a welcomed one when you consider producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg's great relationship with the fest. Gist: Scripted by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright, the film which is an adaptation of the Henry James novel is about Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father...
- 11/14/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
He gave us sex and death in True Blood – now we are about to see a new side to the extraordinary Alexander Skarsgård. Here, he talks to Aaron Hicklin about his famous father, military service and why Lars von Trier is actually 'a very sweet man'
I have brought Alexander Skarsgård a small jar of pickled herring. It is from Ikea, so not exactly gourmet, but he is gratifyingly appreciative all the same. His face splits into a wide grin as he turns the jar over in his hands. "You went to Ikea?" he says, making me blush like a schoolgirl. "Oh man, thank you. I'm going to have some right now." He unscrews the lid, proffers the jar in my direction and stabs at a piece of fish with his fork. It looks gray and pallid. "Obviously it's better if you pickle them yourself," he says, popping the morsel into his mouth.
I have brought Alexander Skarsgård a small jar of pickled herring. It is from Ikea, so not exactly gourmet, but he is gratifyingly appreciative all the same. His face splits into a wide grin as he turns the jar over in his hands. "You went to Ikea?" he says, making me blush like a schoolgirl. "Oh man, thank you. I'm going to have some right now." He unscrews the lid, proffers the jar in my direction and stabs at a piece of fish with his fork. It looks gray and pallid. "Obviously it's better if you pickle them yourself," he says, popping the morsel into his mouth.
- 9/10/2011
- by Aaron Hicklin
- The Guardian - Film News
Alexander Skarsgård has joined the cast of What Maisie Knew. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the True Blood star will play Julianne Moore's husband in the upcoming adaptation of the Henry James novel of the same name. British actor Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder) has also joined the film. Set in contemporary New York, the movie tells the story of Maisie, a 6-year-old girl who finds herself at the center of her parents' divorce. Moore and (more)...
- 5/15/2011
- by By Tara Fowler
- Digital Spy
The film adaptation of Henry James novel, What Maisie Knew just got a whole lot prettier. Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood, Generation Kill) is joining Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights) and Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People) in a comedy/drama about divorced parents of a six-year old girl. Skarsgard will play Moore’s character’s new husband.
In the novel, the story takes place in England but will take place in contemporary New York for the film. Maisie is six years old when her parents (Moore and Coogan) divorce and splits time with each parent six months at a time. Eventually both remarry and each sustain a second failed marriage. Maisie’s step parents fall for each other and eventually embark down the aisle once again after they ditch Maisie’s parents. Maisie realizes that all of her parental figures are not to be depended on, but the one thing she can...
In the novel, the story takes place in England but will take place in contemporary New York for the film. Maisie is six years old when her parents (Moore and Coogan) divorce and splits time with each parent six months at a time. Eventually both remarry and each sustain a second failed marriage. Maisie’s step parents fall for each other and eventually embark down the aisle once again after they ditch Maisie’s parents. Maisie realizes that all of her parental figures are not to be depended on, but the one thing she can...
- 5/12/2011
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
What Maisie Knew is the novel by Henry James, but it’s also an upcoming project that will be directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Today, we’re here to report that this could be an interesting adaptation indeed, especially now, when we know that Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard are all set to [...] Alexander Skarsgard Joins Julianne Moore In What Maisie Knew is a post from: www.FilmoFilia.com...
- 5/12/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
The inexplicable praise that The Kids Are All Right received last year seems to be having something of a ripple effect, as stories are coming in about new projects from several of the creative forces behind the movie.
First up, there’s Thanks for Sharing, which THR says is the directorial debut of the film’s screenwriter, Stuart Blumberg. This reunites him with Mark Ruffalo, while Tim Robbins is also starring. the movie is described as following “characters in a 12-step program for recovering sex addicts in New York City,” and production is expected to begin there in the fall.
Written by Blumberg and Matt Winston, the movie is being produced and financed by Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horowitz of Gilbert Films, the company that produced Kids. Also onboard are William Migliore and David Koplan, who are producing for Class 5 with Edward Norton executive producing.
Regarding the project, Gilbert said...
First up, there’s Thanks for Sharing, which THR says is the directorial debut of the film’s screenwriter, Stuart Blumberg. This reunites him with Mark Ruffalo, while Tim Robbins is also starring. the movie is described as following “characters in a 12-step program for recovering sex addicts in New York City,” and production is expected to begin there in the fall.
Written by Blumberg and Matt Winston, the movie is being produced and financed by Gary Gilbert and Jordan Horowitz of Gilbert Films, the company that produced Kids. Also onboard are William Migliore and David Koplan, who are producing for Class 5 with Edward Norton executive producing.
Regarding the project, Gilbert said...
- 5/12/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Alexander Skarsgård has joined the cast of the comedy-drama What Maisie Knew. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Skarsgård will join both Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan in the film, an adaptation of American author Henry James's popular novel. Uncertainty directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel will co-direct from a script by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright. The film will follow 6 year-old Maisie as she tries to cope with the tumultuous divorce of her eccentric (more)...
- 5/12/2011
- by By Tom Ayres
- Digital Spy
[1] Up to this point, Baz Luhrmann's been filling his 3D [2] adaptation of The Great Gatsby with well-known talents: Carey Mulligan [3], Tobey Maguire, and of course, Leonardo DiCaprio [4] as the titular Gatsby. So it's surprising and intriguing that the latest addition to his cast is a newcomer -- Elizabeth Debicki, who comes straight out of Australia's Victorian College of the Arts. Debicki will play golfer Jordan Baker, who in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is a friend of Daisy Buchanan (Mulligan) and the love interest of Nick Carraway (Maguire). In an interview, Luhrmann acknowledged the unusual nature of his selection: It was a surprising result, but Elizabeth's grasp of the material and her chemical connectivity to Tobey Maguire, in addition to her striking, athletic appearance, had us in a place where we were fully confident and ready to take the leap of giving the role of Jordan Baker to what,...
- 5/12/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Alexander Skarsgard, handsome Swedish star of HBO.s hit vampire drama True Blood, will sink his teeth into a feature film role opposite Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan. The actor has joined the cast of What Maisie Knew, a comedy drama from co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel that centers on a six-year-old girl and the effect her parents. divorce has on her already fragile existence. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Moore and Coogan play Maisie.s divorcing parents, while Skarsgard will appear as Moore.s new husband. When we tell you that the story fueling Maisie is timeless, we.re not exaggerating. McGehee and Siegel.s plot is being lifted from Henry James. 1897 novel of the same name, though it is being updated to modern times and moved to Manhattan (where the production is expected to film later this year). Let's just hope they find a fresh and innovative...
- 5/12/2011
- cinemablend.com
Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgård ("True Blood") are all set to co-star in the dramedy "What Maisie Knew" says The Hollywood Reporter.
A contemporary-set adaptation of the Henry James novel, the story centers on Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer.
Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband. Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright penned the script while Scott McGehee and David Siegel will direct. Shooting kicks off this August in New York.
A contemporary-set adaptation of the Henry James novel, the story centers on Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer.
Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband. Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright penned the script while Scott McGehee and David Siegel will direct. Shooting kicks off this August in New York.
- 5/12/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgård is set to co-star in the dramedy What Maisie Knew with Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan. The film is an adaptation of the Henry James novel set in contemporary New York from co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel. The dramedy, written by Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright, centers on Maisie, a six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother (Moore), a rock and roll icon, and her father (Coogan), a charming but distracted art dealer. Skarsgård will play Moore's new husband. Filming is scheduled to start this August in New York.
- 5/12/2011
- Comingsoon.net
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