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\n\tEXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz<\/a> (Inglorious Basterds<\/em>), Stranger Things <\/em>and Maestro<\/em> star Maya Hawke<\/a>, Cannes Best Actor winner John Turturro<\/a> (Severance<\/em>), and Emmy winner Jon Hamm<\/a> (Mad Men<\/em>) are set to star in Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears\u2019 (The Queen<\/em>) Wilder & Me<\/em>, which will likely be a buzzy bundle at this month\u2019s EFM<\/a> market.<\/p>\n \n\tHawke will play Calista, a younger musician whose life takes on a complete new which means whereas engaged on the set of Billy Wilder\u2019s movie Fedora<\/em>. Waltz will play legendary movie director Wilder, recognized for classics together with Some Like It Hot<\/em>, Sunset Boulevard<\/em> and The Apartment<\/em>. Turturro will play his lifelong buddy and screenwriting associate I.A.L. Diamond. Hamm will play famed actor William Holden.<\/p>\n \n\tDescribed as a \u201cbittersweet drama\u201d, the undertaking has been tailored for the display screen by two-time Oscar winner Christopher Hampton (The Father<\/em>) with Oscar winner Jeremy Thomas (The Last Emperor<\/em>) producing and shoot scheduled to start out early 2025 in Greece. <\/p>\n \n\tCAA Media Finance, which is arranging financing for the movie, represents the North American rights, with HanWay Films dealing with the remainder of the world.<\/p>\n \n\tBased on Jonathan Coe\u2019s common novel Mr Wilder and Me<\/em>, the undertaking reunites Hampton and Frears once more after Dangerous Liaisons<\/em> and Cheri<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tThe story begins out throughout a heady Greek summer season, and sees Calista fall in love with cinema and life on a journey of self-discovery. Thrilled by her new journey, Calista follows Wilder to Munich and Paris to proceed the shoot with main actor William Holden, and experiences her old flame. Realising his star is on the wane, Wilder navigates the altering world of cinema within the twilight of his profession, whereas Calista\u2019s profession is simply starting. The time she spends on this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her ceaselessly.<\/p>\n \n\tPic will shoot primarily shoot in Greece, at among the areas initially utilized by Wilder. Jeremy Thomas is producing for his Recorded Picture Company banner, marking his second movie with Frears after their cult thriller The Hit<\/em>. Thomas additionally collaborated with Hampton on David Cronenberg\u2019s A Dangerous Method<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tFrears stated at the moment: \u201cThis is the most wonderful project. Wilder was sharp, clever and very very funny. And he directed Marilyn Monroe twice! Christoph Waltz will be magnificent. I always go by the script and this one is terrific.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHampton added: \u201cWilder And Me<\/em> is the story of veteran film-makers in the 1970s, beginning to realise the extent of the changes within the industry and the ways in which they have failed to move with the times; it\u2019s about the memories that haunt an \u00e9migr\u00e9 on his return to the boneyard of Europe; and it shows how an open-minded younger generation can draw inspiration from the giants of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tJeremy Thomas commented: \u201cBilly Wilder has filled us all with the joy of cinema with some of the most memorable movies ever made. Told through the eyes of a young woman on the set of one of Billy\u2019s last films, our story shows why they still hold so much magic.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tGabrielle Stewart of HanWay famous: \u201cIt is always exciting to announce such a big package with award winning talent both in front and behind the camera such as Waltz, Turturro, Frears and Hampton. And at its heart, Maya Hawke is the perfect actress to take us on a magical journey of self-discovery and first love on the set of a legendary film director.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tChristoph Waltz is represented by Adam Schweitzer, Dar Rollins and Layne Murrow at CAA. Maya Hawke is represented by Franklin Latt, Andrea Weintraub, Peter Levine and Ruby Kaye at CAA, and managed by Liza Zusman and Jason Weintraub at Untitled Entertainment. John Turturro is represented by UTA and George Sheanshang. Jon Hamm is represented by Chris Andrews and Ryan Abboushi at CAA.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds), Stranger Things and Maestro star Maya Hawke, Cannes Best Actor winner John Turturro (Severance), and Emmy winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men) are set to star in Oscar-nominated director Stephen Frears\u2019 (The Queen) Wilder & Me, which will likely be a buzzy bundle at this month\u2019s EFM […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-120126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}