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Liam Neeson Becomes ‘A Monster’
The Grey‘s Liam Neeson is now officially set to play the monster in A Monster Calls, writes THR. He’ll star opposite Felicity Jones in the high-profile movie, which Lionsgate International will shop to foreign buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible) is directing the big-screen adaptation of Patrick Ness’ award-winning children’s fantasy novel, part of the “Chaos Walking” trilogy.
Belen Atienza (The Impossible, Pan’s Labyrinth) is producing A Monster Calls, described as a “visually spectacular drama” about a young boy who attempts to deal with his mother’s illness and bullying at the hands of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales.
Ness, who wrote the novel based on an original idea by the late Siobhan Dowd, is writing the adapted script.
Focus Features is planning an aggressive nationwide release for A Monster Calls on Oct. 14, 2016.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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