Portman, Julianne to headline' 'May December' movie
Filmmaker Todd Haynes is teaming up with Oscar-winning actors Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore for his next directorial "May December". Haynes, known for movies such as "Carol" and "Far From Heaven", will direct the new film from a screenplay that was compiled by Samy Burch with the story by Burch and Alex Mechanik, reported Variety.
The family drama is defined twenty years after a notorious tabloid romance between Gracie Atherton-Yu and her husband, Joe, and as their twins are set to graduate from senior high school.
When Hollywood actress Elizabeth Berry spends time with the family to raised understand Gracie, who she'll be playing in a film, family dynamics unravel beneath the pressure of the exterior gaze.
Joe, never having processed what happened in his youth, starts to confront the reality of life as an empty-nester at 36. And as Elizabeth and Gracie study one another, the similarities and distinctions between your two women commence to ebb and flow. The movie, occur Camden, Maine, has been referred to as an "an exploration of truth, storytelling and the difficulties (or impossibility) of fully understanding someone else".
"May December" will be made by Jessica Elbaum and can Ferrell of Gloria Sanchez Productions, alongside Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler of Killer Films, Portman and Sophie Mas under their MountainA banner.
The film, which is shopped to international buyers at Cannes by Rocket Science, begins filming next year.
Portman recently completed shooting for Marvel Studios upcoming movie, "Thor: Love and Thunder" for director Taika Waititi.
Moore will next star in Universal Pictures' musical "Dear Evan Hansen", which will be released later this season.
