29 March 2024 The Irish Film & Television Network
     

Irish Film and Television Network

 »

Actors

 »

Actors News



Michael Fassbender To Play Thomas Wolfe Opposite Colin Firth
02 Nov 2012 : By Eva Hall
Michael Fassbender will play renowned novelist Thomas Wolfe
Michael Fassbender is set to play real-life American novelist Thomas Wolfe in Michael Grandage’s upcoming feature ‘Max Perkins: Editor of Genius’.

The Golden Globe-nominee will play the ‘The Lost Boy’ and ‘The Hills Beyond’ novelist opposite Oscar-winner Colin Firth, who will play real-life literary agent Max Perkins.

The film will explore the genuine friendship between the men, which changed both their lives forever.

Grandage will direct from a script by ‘Skyfall’ writer John Logan. The film is also based on a biography by A Scott Berg.

James Bierman will produce the feature which will be sold internationally by FilmNation in the US.

Glen Basner, film executive and founder of FilmNation, said Fassbender and Firth are “undoubtedly two of the finest screen actors working today”, according to The Hollywood Reporter. FilmNation will shop the film to buyers at the American Film Market (AFM) this week.

Fassbender is working non-stop in Hollywood since his Golden Globe-nominated turn in Steve McQueen’s ‘Shame’, for which he also earned a BAFTA nomination and an IFTA Award. The Kerry-native will be seen next in another Steve McQueen feature ‘Twelve Years A Slave’, and a yet-to-be-titled Terrence Malick film, which also stars Ryan Gosling and Natalie Portman.

Oscar-winner Firth (The King’s Speech) will next be seen in ‘The Railway Man’ with as well as ‘The Devil’s Knot’ opposite fellow Oscar-winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon respectively.



FEATURES & INTERVIEWS
“For the industry to grow here, we need more storytellers”, Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney discusses Storyhouse
Sharon Horgan, Róisín Gallagher, and Éanna Hardwicke among BAFTA TV Award nominees
Free Industry Newsletter
Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week.
Click here to sign up.






 
 the Website  Directory List  Festivals  Who's Who  Locations  Filmography  News  Crew  Actors
 

Contact Us | Advertise | Copyright | Terms & Conditions | Security & Privacy | RSS Feed | Twitter

 

 

 
canli bahis siteleri rulet siteleri deneme bonusu veren siteler bahis siteleri free spin veren siteler deneme bonusu veren yeni siteler yeni casino siteleri yeni bahis siteleri betwoon grandpashabet