Blanchett Hungry for Directing Gig; Set to Adapt “The Dinner”

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Cate Blanchett The DinnerIf Woody Allen can do it, perhaps so can Cate Blanchett as well. With an acting that has spanned over two decades, and working for such greats as Scorsese, Jarmusch, Wes Andreson, Iñárritu, Haynes, Fincher and Malick, Blanchett will get to yell the words “action” and “cut” for the book to film adaptation of The Dinner. The talented filmmaker Oren Moverman is adapting the project. ChubbCo’s Cotty Chubb (Gregor Jordan’s Unthinkable) is producing and Eva Maria Daniels (What Maisie Knew) and Olga Segura will be exec producing.

Gist: Based on the novel by Herman Koch, Deadline are tagging this as a psychological thriller which explores just how far some parents might go to protect their children.

Worth Noting: Blanchett is currently wearing the producers hat as exec. producer on the television series, “Cancer Vixen“.

Do We Care?: Sort of a reteaming with Moverman who gave the actress of on of career best roles in I’m Not There, and the NYTimes’ book review makes this sound right up our alley: “it will not please those who seek the cozy, the redemptive or the uplifting.”

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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