EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) has set cast for his upcoming feature drama co-financed by Sony Classics.
Starring in the film will be Golden Globe nominee Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Golden Globe winner Evan Peters (American Horror Story), Oscar nominees Amy Ryan (Birdman) and Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Emmy winners John Turturro (Severance) and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), and Actor Award nominee Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty).
Filming begins next month on the project, which is described as a “darkly comic drama”. SPC will release domestically.
Based on Nathaniel Rich’s book Losing Earth, the true story is “set at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate. The group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.”
Adapted by Thomas Bidegan, Noé Debré, and McCarthy, the film is dedicated to the late Steve Golin.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are among exec producers. Department heads include director of photography Stuart Dryburgh (The Piano), production designer John Goldsmith (A Most Violent Year), costume designer Melissa Toth (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind), editor Jane Rizzo (Succession), and casting director Allison Estrin (Billions).
Pic is being produced by Jonathan King, David Levine for Anonymous Content, Jim Whitaker, Rae Baron, and McCarthy for Slow Pony. Jonathan Schwartz, Nick Shumaker, and Bard Dorros of Anonymous Content serve as producers alongside Mary Aloe of Aloe Entertainment.
Executive producers include Alex Gibney, Wendy Schmidt, Richard Perello, and Robert Kessel for Jigsaw Productions; Damon and Affleck for Artists Equity; Alex Lebovici for Hammerstone Studios; Thomas Bidegan, Noé Debré, and Nathaniel Rich; Billy James Parrott; Laurene Powell Jobs and Davis Guggenheim for Concordia; Andrew Lauren and Blye Faust on behalf of Andrew Lauren Productions; Rob Rosenheck for Galisteo Media.
Rudd, Giamatti and Turturro were recently reported by TheInsneider.
Paul Rudd is repped by UTA, Lighthouse Management & Media, and Jackoway Austen. Evan Peters is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and Johnson Shapiro. Amy Ryan is repped by Gersh, Untitled Entertainment, and Brecheen Feldman. Paul Giamatti is repped by UTA, Kipperman Management, and Sloane, Offer. John Turturro is repped by UTA and attorney George Sheanshang. Tatiana Maslany is repped by UTA, and Hansen, Jacobson. Jason Clarke is repped by Robert Stein Management, CAA, and Goodman, Genow.
