In Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, arrives on Digital HD January 27 and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and On Demand February 7 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, comes to Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and On Demand in Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut February 7 from Lionsgate. The engrossing story of the downfall of an American family will be available on Digital HD January 27. American Pastoral’s all-star cast includes Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting), Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind, 2001), Dakota Fanning (The Twilight Saga), Emmy® winner Uzo Aduba (TV’s “Orange Is the New Black”) and David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) with screenplay by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer). The American Pastoral home entertainment release special features include audio commentary by Ewan McGregor, a discussion with the cast about their characters...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral, comes to Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and On Demand in Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut February 7 from Lionsgate. The engrossing story of the downfall of an American family will be available on Digital HD January 27. American Pastoral’s all-star cast includes Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting), Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (Best Supporting Actress, A Beautiful Mind, 2001), Dakota Fanning (The Twilight Saga), Emmy® winner Uzo Aduba (TV’s “Orange Is the New Black”) and David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) with screenplay by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer). The American Pastoral home entertainment release special features include audio commentary by Ewan McGregor, a discussion with the cast about their characters...
- 1/23/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Philip Roth (Courtesy: Eric Thayer/Reuters
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
When it comes to acclaimed American authors, Philip Roth is right up there with the best of them—so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his work has been translated from page to screen numerous times and to varying degrees of success.
Over the years, seven of the novelist’s books have been adapted to the big screen—with two of them coming out in 2016 alone: Indignation and American Pastoral. Before that, though, there was Goodbye, Columbus, Portnoy’s Complaint, The Human Stain, Elegy (based on The Dying Animal), and The Humbling.
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)—which starred Ali MacGraw and Richard Benjamin—earned Arnold Schulman a nomination for best adapted screenplay and was generally well-received by critics and did quite well at the box office.
Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)—which was adapted by Ernest Lehman—didn’t fare that...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
When it comes to acclaimed American authors, Philip Roth is right up there with the best of them—so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his work has been translated from page to screen numerous times and to varying degrees of success.
Over the years, seven of the novelist’s books have been adapted to the big screen—with two of them coming out in 2016 alone: Indignation and American Pastoral. Before that, though, there was Goodbye, Columbus, Portnoy’s Complaint, The Human Stain, Elegy (based on The Dying Animal), and The Humbling.
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)—which starred Ali MacGraw and Richard Benjamin—earned Arnold Schulman a nomination for best adapted screenplay and was generally well-received by critics and did quite well at the box office.
Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)—which was adapted by Ernest Lehman—didn’t fare that...
- 10/29/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Chicago – Change can be a frightening part of life and the human experience. It is an unavoidable but often necessary transition for progress. If you fight change or innovation, the stagnation alone will weigh you down and hold you back. “American Pastoral” may deal with the themes of revolution, but that’s about all that is revolutionary or unique about this film.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Ewan McGregor flexes his directorial muscle for the first time, but the sheer heft of the material proves to be beyond his weight class. Having no prior experience in the director’s chair, McGregor does his best with the material given to him. Inheriting the reins of this long troubled project greatly hindered McGregor’s chance at a true first impression for his directorial debut. He goes through the motions of leading this project by moving through the most overused filming techniques that film students learn in their first year.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Ewan McGregor flexes his directorial muscle for the first time, but the sheer heft of the material proves to be beyond his weight class. Having no prior experience in the director’s chair, McGregor does his best with the material given to him. Inheriting the reins of this long troubled project greatly hindered McGregor’s chance at a true first impression for his directorial debut. He goes through the motions of leading this project by moving through the most overused filming techniques that film students learn in their first year.
- 10/21/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The better the book, the worse the movie – that sad-but-true rule has few exceptions. And American Pastoral, first-time director Ewan McGregor's calamitous take on Phillip Roth's Pulitzer-winning 1997 novel, is awful enough to cement the rule in stone. McGregor and screenwriter John Romano misread the novel at every turn, draining it of life, power and purpose. Curiously, the Scottish actor-turned-filmmaker has miscast himself in the lead role of Seymour Irving Levov, a Jewish athlete from Newark, New Jersey, who is nicknamed the Swede because of his Nordic good looks – blond hair,...
- 10/19/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood is rarely in search of the new, so each year brings a longer list of adapted screenplays and a shorter list of originals.
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Writer-director Rebecca Miller’s sixth feature, sophisticated New York comedy of manners “Maggie’s Plan,” earned strong kudos at Toronto and Sundance but scored modestly on the specialty circuit ($3.5 million). Woody Allen aside,...
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Writer-director Rebecca Miller’s sixth feature, sophisticated New York comedy of manners “Maggie’s Plan,” earned strong kudos at Toronto and Sundance but scored modestly on the specialty circuit ($3.5 million). Woody Allen aside,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Hollywood is rarely in search of the new, so each year brings a longer list of adapted screenplays and a shorter list of originals.
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Global juggernauts were two Disney movies that both seem animated, but only one will vie for Best Animated Feature. That’s Andrew Stanton’s Pixar sequel “Finding Dory,” an ingenious extension...
Sundance launched American indie-in-Paris Whit Stillman’s witty adaptation of an early epistolary Jane Austen novella, “Love & Friendship,” which boasted rave reviews for Kate Beckinsale as a bitchy gold-digging mom, and long legs at the arthouse box office ($14 million).
Veteran indie distributor James Schamus returned to his first love, screenwriting, for his well-reviewed directorial debut “Indignation,” adapting the Philip Roth novel about college love, which performed modestly at domestic arthouses ($3.3 million). Lesser-known “Indignation” fared better with Roth than rookie director-star Ewan McGregor and writer John Romano’s film version of the better-known novel “American Pastoral.”
Global juggernauts were two Disney movies that both seem animated, but only one will vie for Best Animated Feature. That’s Andrew Stanton’s Pixar sequel “Finding Dory,” an ingenious extension...
- 10/18/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Later on this week, Ewan McGregor officially becomes the latest actor to turn filmmaker when his directorial debut American Pastoral hits theaters. In the lead up to its debut at the Toronto Film Festival, the buzz suggested that McGregor had a potentially Academy Award friendly movie on his hands. In fact, even I predicted the flick in a place or two. That likely won’t come to pass, but it’s interesting to note the talent that he gathered for this outing, both in front of and behind the camera. This suggests that this won’t be a one and done type situation. As such, it’s time to officially consider McGregor to be a multi-hyphenate, not just an actor. He’s in the club. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Philip Roth. Set in 1968, it follows the Levov family through a melodramatic crisis.
- 10/17/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Ewan McGregor showcased his directorial debut with the premiere of American Pastoral at the Toronto International Film Festival last week. The movie, based on the novel by Phil Roth, is a somewhat tragic tale of a family torn asunder after the young daughter gets involved with radical leftist groups in the midst of the Vietnam War. Though clearly a powerful novel by Roth, the interesting social commentary that laces it never shines through in the more staid adaptation by McGregor. There are moments of powerful emotion, but the first-time director plays it safe—too safe—and delivered a mostly uninteresting product.
The story begins at a fifty plus class high school reunion where former student David Strathairn wonders whatever happened to the most popular kid in his class—“Swede” Levov. He’s quickly informed by the man’s brother that the former prom King has just died and that his story is a sad one.
The story begins at a fifty plus class high school reunion where former student David Strathairn wonders whatever happened to the most popular kid in his class—“Swede” Levov. He’s quickly informed by the man’s brother that the former prom King has just died and that his story is a sad one.
- 9/16/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
CBS has put in development Southern/Eastern, a legal drama from American Pastoral writer John Romano and producer Joel Silver (Veronica Mars). Lionsgate TV, where Silver’s Silver Pictures Television has a first-look deal, is the studio. Written by Romano, Southern/Eastern is based on the upcoming nonfiction book of the same name by Johnny Dwyer (American Warlord). It centers on the young and ambitious Assistant U.S. Attorneys of the Southern Federal Court District as they…...
- 9/12/2016
- Deadline TV
If my limited experience with Philip Roth adaptations is any indication, his novels deal in emotion. There are existential crises concerning identity involved, each a character study about life’s impact beyond the surface experiences propelling them forward. This isn’t something easily translated from page to screen when so much consists of internalized motivation. You must really look into the text, ignoring plot to find the core reactionary cause for everything occurring. If a daughter’s disappearance indelibly changes every second of her parents’ lives in the aftermath, we must see their psychology driving every move — not simply the over-the-top breakdowns shoving their turmoil in our faces. Success arrives in how powerful a pause between chaotic highs and lows proves. With American Pastoral, I only felt that power’s potential.
Many will place blame on Ewan McGregor simply because he may have been ill-prepared to handle such a dense work as his directorial debut.
Many will place blame on Ewan McGregor simply because he may have been ill-prepared to handle such a dense work as his directorial debut.
- 9/11/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
One of the most perceptive novels of the 20th century becomes one of the most ill-conceived movies of the 21st as Ewan McGregor tries his hand at directing with this ruinously streamlined adaptation of Philip Roth’s 1997 masterpiece, “American Pastoral.” It’s a disaster, but could it really have been anything else?
Roth’s writing is notoriously difficult to capture on camera, even for filmmakers with years of experience. James Schamus knocked it out of the park with “Indignation” earlier this year, but the former head of Focus Features spent decades shepherding (and writing) stories of similar sensitivity, and learned to recognize why certain texts might be — or might not be — suited for the screen.
Read More: Uzo Aduba Joins Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Others in ‘American Pastoral’ Adaptation
However, anyone who believed it was a good idea to adapt “American Pastoral” doesn’t share the same intuition. All of...
Roth’s writing is notoriously difficult to capture on camera, even for filmmakers with years of experience. James Schamus knocked it out of the park with “Indignation” earlier this year, but the former head of Focus Features spent decades shepherding (and writing) stories of similar sensitivity, and learned to recognize why certain texts might be — or might not be — suited for the screen.
Read More: Uzo Aduba Joins Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Others in ‘American Pastoral’ Adaptation
However, anyone who believed it was a good idea to adapt “American Pastoral” doesn’t share the same intuition. All of...
- 9/10/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
With his movie-star looks and his bottomless reservoirs of charm, Ewan McGregor figured to be a good match for Philip Roth‘s “American Pastoral.” The book, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 and features Roth’s frequent alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman, is about a golden boy whose looks and charm can obscure but not overcome the wreckage that lurks beneath the gleaming surface. McGregor chose “American Pastoral” as his directorial debut, working from a screenplay by John Romano with a cast that includes Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning. The result premiered on Friday evening at the Toronto International Film Festival,...
- 9/10/2016
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The film will have its European premiere in competition at the September festival.
This year’s San Sebastian Film Festival (Sept 16-24) will host the European premiere of Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut American Pastoral following its world premiere at Toronto.
An adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer-prize winning novel about an American family being torn apart by political and social upheaval in the 1960s, McGregor also stars alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning.
The Lincoln Lawyer scribe John Romano adapted Roth’s novel. Producers are Andre Lamal, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment. Oscar-winning Alexandre Desplat composed the film’s score.
Lakeshore are handling international sales. Lionsgate has Us rights and Entertainment One will distribute in Canada.
The film will play in competition in San Sebastian’s official selection, with further titles yet to be revealed. As previously announced, the European premiere of Oliver Stone’s Snowden will play out of competition.
McGregor attended...
This year’s San Sebastian Film Festival (Sept 16-24) will host the European premiere of Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut American Pastoral following its world premiere at Toronto.
An adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer-prize winning novel about an American family being torn apart by political and social upheaval in the 1960s, McGregor also stars alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning.
The Lincoln Lawyer scribe John Romano adapted Roth’s novel. Producers are Andre Lamal, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment. Oscar-winning Alexandre Desplat composed the film’s score.
Lakeshore are handling international sales. Lionsgate has Us rights and Entertainment One will distribute in Canada.
The film will play in competition in San Sebastian’s official selection, with further titles yet to be revealed. As previously announced, the European premiere of Oliver Stone’s Snowden will play out of competition.
McGregor attended...
- 8/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Steve Rabineau has just jumped from UTA to join Wme as a partner in the agency's Motion Picture Literary department. Rabineau, who represents directors and writers, has a strong list that is expected to follow him. That includes Oscar-winning Gravity helmer Alfonso Cuaron, Roger Donaldson, Todd Graff, Gavin Hood, Ron Hutchinson, Phillip Noyce, John Romano, Don Roos, Brad Silberling, John Waters and Simon West. Rabineau had been a partner at UTA, where he spent…...
- 7/7/2016
- Deadline
Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment have posted the first trailer for Ewan McGregor's directorial debut "American Pastoral".
Based on Phillip Roth's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the story follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s.
McGregor plays a once legendary high school athlete now successful businessman married to Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), a former beauty queen. When his beloved teenage daughter (Dakota Fanning), disappears after being accused of committing an act of political terrorism, he dedicates himself to finding her and what he discovers shakes him to the core.
David Strathairn, Peter Riegert, Uzo Aduba and Valorie Curry also star in the film which John Romano adapted and both Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi produced. The film kicks off a limited release on October 21st.
Based on Phillip Roth's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the story follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s.
McGregor plays a once legendary high school athlete now successful businessman married to Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), a former beauty queen. When his beloved teenage daughter (Dakota Fanning), disappears after being accused of committing an act of political terrorism, he dedicates himself to finding her and what he discovers shakes him to the core.
David Strathairn, Peter Riegert, Uzo Aduba and Valorie Curry also star in the film which John Romano adapted and both Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi produced. The film kicks off a limited release on October 21st.
- 6/24/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Ascot Elite ties up deals with Bloom and Lakeshore.
Distributor Ascot Elite has acquired all Swiss rights to three buzzz titles out of the Efm.
From Bloom the distributor secured anticipated mystery-comedy Suburbicon and J.D.Salinger biopic Rebel In The Rye, while from Lakeshore the outfit picked up Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut American Pastoral.
George Clooney will direct Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Josh Brolin in Suburbicon, the story of a quiet 1950’s family town where the best and worst of humanity is reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people.
When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and betrayal. The Coen brothers have scripted the feature.
Also from Bloom, the company pre-bought all rights to J.D.Salinger biopic Rebel In The Rye.
Kevin Spacey will star alongside Nicholas Hoult who will play Catcher In The Rye author Salinger. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and Empire...
Distributor Ascot Elite has acquired all Swiss rights to three buzzz titles out of the Efm.
From Bloom the distributor secured anticipated mystery-comedy Suburbicon and J.D.Salinger biopic Rebel In The Rye, while from Lakeshore the outfit picked up Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut American Pastoral.
George Clooney will direct Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Josh Brolin in Suburbicon, the story of a quiet 1950’s family town where the best and worst of humanity is reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people.
When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and betrayal. The Coen brothers have scripted the feature.
Also from Bloom, the company pre-bought all rights to J.D.Salinger biopic Rebel In The Rye.
Kevin Spacey will star alongside Nicholas Hoult who will play Catcher In The Rye author Salinger. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 and Empire...
- 4/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
After highlighting 50 films that are most certainly worth seeing this year, it’s time we venture into the unknown. While a multitude of 2016 previews simply regurgitate a list of dated releases, we’ve set out to focus on 100 films we’re genuinely looking forward to, regardless of their marketing budgets. While some might not have a release date — let alone any confirmed festival premiere — most have wrapped production and will likely debut at some point in 2016, so make sure to check back for updates over the next twelve months and beyond.
It should be noted that there are a number of films we’re greatly looking forward to, but whose release we aren’t confident about, including the next features from Claire Denis and Michael Haneke. (Rest assured, however, that we’ll have updates as they come in.)
Lastly, despite not coming out last year, as was planned, Orson Welles...
It should be noted that there are a number of films we’re greatly looking forward to, but whose release we aren’t confident about, including the next features from Claire Denis and Michael Haneke. (Rest assured, however, that we’ll have updates as they come in.)
Lastly, despite not coming out last year, as was planned, Orson Welles...
- 1/11/2016
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
He already has the cameras rolling in Pittsburgh, but actor – and now director – Ewan McGregor still has room for new cast members in American Pastoral. McGregor has added Rupert Evans to the list.McGregor took over the director’s chair after Phillip Noyce decided to pass on the film, which has a script from John Romano adapted from Philip Roth’s novel. Set during the Vietnam War years, American Pastoral follows Seymour ‘Swede’ Levov (McGregor), a once all-conquering high-school athlete, who’s married to a beauty queen (Jennifer Connelly) and runs the business he’s inherited from his dad. All seems well in Swede’s world until his daughter Merry (Dakota Fanning) joins the countercultural clamour of the time, signing up as a revolutionary and committing a fatal act of violence that throws all their lives into chaos.Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, David Strathairn and Valorie Curry are all set to appear,...
- 10/15/2015
- EmpireOnline
Lakeshore Entertainment announced additional casting on American Pastoral with David Strathairn as “Nathan Zuckerman,” Peter Riegert as “Lou Levov,” Uzo Aduba as “Vicky” and Valorie Curry as “Rita Cohen.”
The film adaptation, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Philip Roth also stars Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning, with McGregor directing.
American Pastoral follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by becoming a revolutionary and committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War.
American Pastoral’s adapted screenplay was written by John Romano (Lincoln Lawyer) with filming scheduled for September 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pa. American Pastoral will be produced by Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
Strathairn won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival and earned nominations from the Academy,...
The film adaptation, based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Philip Roth also stars Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning, with McGregor directing.
American Pastoral follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by becoming a revolutionary and committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War.
American Pastoral’s adapted screenplay was written by John Romano (Lincoln Lawyer) with filming scheduled for September 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pa. American Pastoral will be produced by Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
Strathairn won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival and earned nominations from the Academy,...
- 9/2/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Uzo Aduba, David Strathairn, Peter Riegert and Valorie Curry will join Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning in McGregor’s adaptation of Philip Roth‘s novel “American Pastoral,” Lakeshore Entertainment announced Wednesday. Strathairn will play Nathan Zuckerman, the Roth alter ego and former classmate of Jewish American businessman at the center of the story. Aduba will play Vicky, Riegert will play Lou Levov and Curry will play Rita Cohen. Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing “American Pastoral,” which was adapted by John Romano. Production is about to start in Pittsburgh, with McGregor making his directorial debut.
- 9/2/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Uzo Aduba is attached to co-star in Lakeshore Entertainment's adaptation of "American Pastoral," the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Philip Roth, which follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by becoming a revolutionary and committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. Aduba joins David Strathairn, Peter Riegert, Valorie Curry, Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning, in a film that will be directed by McGregor, from a script penned by John Romano...
- 9/2/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Lakeshore Entertainment has announced the latest cast additions on its Philip Roth adaptation before Ewan McGregor starts shooting in Pennsylvania later this month.
Besides Strathairn and Curry (pictured), the new arrivals include Peter Riegert and Uzo Aduba.
As previously announced, McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning also star.
John Romano adapted the screenplay to American Pastoral, Roth’sPulitzer Prize-winner about an immigrant whose daughter brings tragedy and shame upon the family when she joins an anti-Vietnam terror group.
Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi produce.
Patton Oswalt, Ana Gasteyer, Jon Cryer, Mira Sorvino, Brandon Routh, June Diane Raphael, Adam Pally, Dean Cain, Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro and Jenny Slate have joined the Netflix single camera original comedy series Lady Dynamite.The film will stream in 2016.
Besides Strathairn and Curry (pictured), the new arrivals include Peter Riegert and Uzo Aduba.
As previously announced, McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning also star.
John Romano adapted the screenplay to American Pastoral, Roth’sPulitzer Prize-winner about an immigrant whose daughter brings tragedy and shame upon the family when she joins an anti-Vietnam terror group.
Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi produce.
Patton Oswalt, Ana Gasteyer, Jon Cryer, Mira Sorvino, Brandon Routh, June Diane Raphael, Adam Pally, Dean Cain, Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro and Jenny Slate have joined the Netflix single camera original comedy series Lady Dynamite.The film will stream in 2016.
- 9/2/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ewan McGregor will make his directorial debut with American Pastoral.
The actor - who will also star in the drama alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning - replaces Phillip Noyce at the helm, Variety reports.
McGregor said: "It's a great privilege to be working with Lakeshore on Phillip Roth's astounding novel American Pastoral.
"I've wanted to direct for years and wanted to wait until I found a story that I 'had' to tell, and in this script I knew I had found that story."
Tom Rosenberg, CEO of production company Lakeshore Entertainment, added: "Ewan's talent goes far beyond his on-screen work, and we're excited to be working with a director who is as passionate as we are about telling the story of American Pastoral."
Screenwriter John Romano has adapted Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for the big screen.
The film follows Seymour 'Swede' Levov, a blonde Jewish businessman living in Newark,...
The actor - who will also star in the drama alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning - replaces Phillip Noyce at the helm, Variety reports.
McGregor said: "It's a great privilege to be working with Lakeshore on Phillip Roth's astounding novel American Pastoral.
"I've wanted to direct for years and wanted to wait until I found a story that I 'had' to tell, and in this script I knew I had found that story."
Tom Rosenberg, CEO of production company Lakeshore Entertainment, added: "Ewan's talent goes far beyond his on-screen work, and we're excited to be working with a director who is as passionate as we are about telling the story of American Pastoral."
Screenwriter John Romano has adapted Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for the big screen.
The film follows Seymour 'Swede' Levov, a blonde Jewish businessman living in Newark,...
- 2/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Lakeshore Entertainment has found its director for the Philip Roth adaptation after Phillip Noyce dropped out due to what were understood to be scheduling issues.
Ewan McGregor will make his feature directorial debut in Lakeshore Entertainment’s upcoming Philip Roth adaptation about the death of the American Dream.
As previously reported, McGregor also stars alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning. John Romano adapted the screenplay.
Production on American Pastoral is set to commence in September in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, on the story of an East Coast immigrant during the Vietnam War era whose daughter becomes a radical anti-war protestor.
“Ewan’s talent goes far beyond his on-screen work and we’re excited to be working with a director who is as passionate as we are about telling the story of American Pastoral,” said Lakeshore CEO Tom Rosenberg, who is producing with Gary Lucchesi.
“It’s a great privilege to be working with Lakeshore on Phillip Roth’s astounding...
Ewan McGregor will make his feature directorial debut in Lakeshore Entertainment’s upcoming Philip Roth adaptation about the death of the American Dream.
As previously reported, McGregor also stars alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning. John Romano adapted the screenplay.
Production on American Pastoral is set to commence in September in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, on the story of an East Coast immigrant during the Vietnam War era whose daughter becomes a radical anti-war protestor.
“Ewan’s talent goes far beyond his on-screen work and we’re excited to be working with a director who is as passionate as we are about telling the story of American Pastoral,” said Lakeshore CEO Tom Rosenberg, who is producing with Gary Lucchesi.
“It’s a great privilege to be working with Lakeshore on Phillip Roth’s astounding...
- 2/18/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
After being attached to star in the adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer-winning novel American Pastoral since last summer, Ewan McGregor will now work double duty on the pic. In addition to tackling the lead role, the actor will also take up residence in the director’s chair for his filmmaking debut.
The story will revolve around McGregor’s character, Seymour “Swede” Levov. A legendary high school athlete who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherit his father’s business, Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter takes a rebellious turn by committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. He’ll star alongside Jennifer Connolly as his wife and Dakota Fanning as his wayward daughter.
“It’s a great privilege to be working with Lakeshore on Phillip Roth’s astounding novel ‘American Pastoral.’” said McGregor. “I’ve wanted to direct for...
The story will revolve around McGregor’s character, Seymour “Swede” Levov. A legendary high school athlete who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherit his father’s business, Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter takes a rebellious turn by committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. He’ll star alongside Jennifer Connolly as his wife and Dakota Fanning as his wayward daughter.
“It’s a great privilege to be working with Lakeshore on Phillip Roth’s astounding novel ‘American Pastoral.’” said McGregor. “I’ve wanted to direct for...
- 2/18/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
McGregor will replace previously tapped Phillip Noyce to helm this ambitious adaptation of the 1997 Roth novel for Lakeshore Entertainment. This will mark the actor's feature film debut. With a screenplay by John Romano, filming is slated to begin in Pittsburgh in September 2015 -- pushed back from March now that Noyce is no longer on board. The cast includes McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning who, for those familiar with the novel about Vietnam-era malaise in America's upper middle class, will play the pivotal role of Merry Levov. McGregor plays her father, Swede, a postcard-perfect patriarch whose life in New Jersey is shattered by his politically radical daughter's sudden, violent act of terrorism. Intercut with fragments of Swede's life are dispatches from Rothian alter ego Nathan Zuckerman, who encounters the grown-up Levov at a high school reunion in the mid-90s. Like another high-minded literary property, Jonathan Franzen's "The.
- 2/18/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The game of musical chairs that is the directing job on Philip Roth adaptation American Pastoral is not finished. Once slated for Fisher Stevens to tackle, the project has since been taken over by Australian director Phillip Noyce. But he’s also dropped out and now Ewan McGregor will be adding first-time director to his credentials, even as he remains the film’s lead. Set during the Vietnam War years, American Pastoral follows Seymour ‘Swede’ Levov (McGregor), a once all-conquering high-school athlete, who’s married to a beauty queen (Jennifer Connelly) and runs the business he’s inherited from his dad. All seems well in Swede’s world until his daughter Merry (Dakota Fanning) joins the countercultural clamour of the time, signing up as a revolutionary and committing a fatal act of violence that throws all their lives into chaos.John Romano wrote the script, which McGregor is now looking...
- 2/18/2015
- EmpireOnline
Ewan McGregor has been tapped to make his directorial feature film debut on American Pastoral, the film adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning Philip Roth novel that stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning. Lakeshore Entertainment is producing the pic, which now is set to start shooting in September in Pittsburgh. Phillip Noyce previously was attached to direct the pic, adapted by The Lincoln Lawyer scribe John Romano. Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi…...
- 2/18/2015
- Deadline
Ewan McGregor is set to make his feature directorial debut on the film adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning Philip Roth novel "American Pastoral" for Lakeshore Entertainment.
McGregor, who also stars in the film alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning, takes over for Phillip Noyce who was attached as director for over a decade.
McGregor plays a legendary high school athlete who grows up to marry a former beauty queen (Connolly) and inherits his father’s business. His seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter (Fanning) rebels by becoming a revolutionary and committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War.
John Romano ("The Lincoln Lawyer") adapted the script and filming is slated to begin in September in Pittsburgh. Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing.
Source: Deadline...
McGregor, who also stars in the film alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning, takes over for Phillip Noyce who was attached as director for over a decade.
McGregor plays a legendary high school athlete who grows up to marry a former beauty queen (Connolly) and inherits his father’s business. His seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter (Fanning) rebels by becoming a revolutionary and committing a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War.
John Romano ("The Lincoln Lawyer") adapted the script and filming is slated to begin in September in Pittsburgh. Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing.
Source: Deadline...
- 2/18/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Take another look @ footage from "Further West", the Season Finale episode of AMC's "Hell On Wheels", written by John Wirth, John Romano and directed by Adam Davidson, airing November 22, 2014:
"...the railroad prepares to leave 'Cheyenne' behind after 'Sherman Peak'.
Then 'Cullen' returns to Fort Smith to get his family..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hell On Wheels: Further West"...
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"...the railroad prepares to leave 'Cheyenne' behind after 'Sherman Peak'.
Then 'Cullen' returns to Fort Smith to get his family..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hell On Wheels: Further West"...
Buy Posters at AllPosters.com...
- 11/24/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Hell on Wheels, Season 4, Episode 13, “Further West”
Written by John Wirth and John Romano
Directed by Adam Davidson
Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on AMC
“I’m going home, Doc”
“Home? This is your home”
Hell on Wheels’ fourth season has been complicated. While mostly disappointing, it has featured moments of great emotional depth and viewers have had to say goodbye to Elam (Common) and Ruth (Kasha Kropinski) in episodes that were deeply effecting and have changed the course of the show and its main character Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) indefinitely.
With nothing seemingly tying him to Cheyenne, and Ruth’s insistence that he go to his wife and son and make it right, Cullen quits his job on the railroad. It’s an odd choice, considering everything he’s given up for it, what and who he has lost. Either he’s running from his guilt and the haunting...
Written by John Wirth and John Romano
Directed by Adam Davidson
Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on AMC
“I’m going home, Doc”
“Home? This is your home”
Hell on Wheels’ fourth season has been complicated. While mostly disappointing, it has featured moments of great emotional depth and viewers have had to say goodbye to Elam (Common) and Ruth (Kasha Kropinski) in episodes that were deeply effecting and have changed the course of the show and its main character Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) indefinitely.
With nothing seemingly tying him to Cheyenne, and Ruth’s insistence that he go to his wife and son and make it right, Cullen quits his job on the railroad. It’s an odd choice, considering everything he’s given up for it, what and who he has lost. Either he’s running from his guilt and the haunting...
- 11/23/2014
- by Tressa
- SoundOnSight
Sneak Peek footage from the Season Finale episode of AMC's "Hell On Wheels", titled "Further West", written by John Wirth, John Romano and directed by Adam Davidson, airing November 22, 2014:
"...the railroad prepares to leave 'Cheyenne' behind after 'Sherman Peak'.Then 'Cullen' returns to Fort Smith to get his family..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hell On Wheels: Further West"...
"...the railroad prepares to leave 'Cheyenne' behind after 'Sherman Peak'.Then 'Cullen' returns to Fort Smith to get his family..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hell On Wheels: Further West"...
- 11/17/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Written by John Romano
Directed by Michael Nankin
Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on AMC
“Elam Ferguson”, the seventh episode of Hell on Wheels season four changed the course of the series. Losing one of the original main characters, Elam (Common), at the hands of Cullen (Anson Mount) was shocking, devastating, and redefining for Cullen. There will obviously be repercussions. Cullen could potentially lose his alliance and friendship with the African-American community he works with, Eva (Robin McLeavy), could turn on him, and his wife, already fragile and insecure, now looks at Cullen with fear.
“Under Color of Law” handles the aftermath of Elam’s death carefully. Eva survives her pain by helping Elam’s hostage, Charlotte (Sara Canning), and drinking. Cullen survives by smothering the painful memories and pushing Naomi (MacKenzie Porter) away. It’s obvious that he’s in pain and perhaps he refuses to acknowledge Naomi because...
Directed by Michael Nankin
Airs Saturdays at 9pm (Et) on AMC
“Elam Ferguson”, the seventh episode of Hell on Wheels season four changed the course of the series. Losing one of the original main characters, Elam (Common), at the hands of Cullen (Anson Mount) was shocking, devastating, and redefining for Cullen. There will obviously be repercussions. Cullen could potentially lose his alliance and friendship with the African-American community he works with, Eva (Robin McLeavy), could turn on him, and his wife, already fragile and insecure, now looks at Cullen with fear.
“Under Color of Law” handles the aftermath of Elam’s death carefully. Eva survives her pain by helping Elam’s hostage, Charlotte (Sara Canning), and drinking. Cullen survives by smothering the painful memories and pushing Naomi (MacKenzie Porter) away. It’s obvious that he’s in pain and perhaps he refuses to acknowledge Naomi because...
- 9/22/2014
- by Tressa
- SoundOnSight
Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Connelly have been cast by Lakeshore Entertainment to join Ewan McGregor in the upcoming Philip Roth-directed adaptation, ‘American Pastoral.’ Connelly will play Dawn, the wife of McGregor’s character, Swede Levov, while Fanning will portray their daughter, Merry Levov. “The role of Merry is an extremely complex part, and I believe that (Dakota) Fanning will break our hearts with her performance,” said Lakeshore President, Gary Lucchesi. “(Jennifer) Connelly is one of the great actresses of our time,” stated Lakeshore CEO, Tom Rosenberg. “We always wanted her to play Dawn in ‘American Pastoral,’ and we’re thrilled to be working with her.” John Romano, who previously adapted Michael Connelly’s [ Read More ]
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- 8/7/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
I am about to make many of you feel very old…..Dakota Fanning turned 20 earlier this year. The I Am Sam actor is probably best known for her early screen work, although she has built up a resume of intriguing art-house films as of late, including Night Moves and Amy Berg’s upcoming drama Every Secret Thing. However, mainstream audiences have not seen her in a while. That will all likely change very soon though, as Fanning is now attached to the adaptation of Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, in the role of Merry Levov.
American Pastoral is frequently touted by many readers (and this writer) as one of the greatest American novels. The modern classic from Philip Roth follows the life and times of Seymour “Swede” Levov, a high-school athlete who seems to be living the American dream, with a beautiful wife, home and job he inherited from his dad.
American Pastoral is frequently touted by many readers (and this writer) as one of the greatest American novels. The modern classic from Philip Roth follows the life and times of Seymour “Swede” Levov, a high-school athlete who seems to be living the American dream, with a beautiful wife, home and job he inherited from his dad.
- 8/6/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
They’ve shuffled the deck a little on Philip Roth’s American Pastoral since the project was first announced a decade back. Jennifer Connelly who was mentioned more than a decade ago along along with Phillip Noyce just signed on, and now Dakota Fanning is moving from exploding potential dams (Reichardt’s Night Moves) to playing with more TNT taking on the role of Merry (originally slated for Evan Rachel Wood). Filming takes place in Pittsburgh, next March.
Gist: Scripted by John Romano, Seymour “Swede” Levov (McGregor) is a legendary high school athlete, a devoted family man, a hard worker, the prosperous inheritor of his father’s Newark glove factory – comes of age in thriving, triumphant postwar America. He grows up to marry a former beauty queen (Connelly) and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter Merry (Fanning) rebels by becoming a revolutionary...
Gist: Scripted by John Romano, Seymour “Swede” Levov (McGregor) is a legendary high school athlete, a devoted family man, a hard worker, the prosperous inheritor of his father’s Newark glove factory – comes of age in thriving, triumphant postwar America. He grows up to marry a former beauty queen (Connelly) and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter Merry (Fanning) rebels by becoming a revolutionary...
- 8/6/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Dakota Fanning has signed on to co-star alongside Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly in Lakeshore Entertainment's adaptation of Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “American Pastoral,” TheWrap has learned. Philip Noyce (“The Giver”) is directing from a script by John Romano, who adapted Roth's acclaimed novel. “American Pastoral” follows Seymour “Swede” Levov (“McGregor), a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen (Connelly) and inherits his father's business. Swede's seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter Merry (Fanning) rebels by becoming a revolutionary and commits a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War.
- 8/6/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
• Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly will star opposite Ewan McGregor in the upcoming adaptation of American Pastoral. Phillip Noyce (The Giver) will direct the story based on Phillip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of Swede Levov, a high school athlete who grows up to inherit his father’s business only to have his perfect life shattered when his daughter commits a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. Connelly will play Levov’s wife Dawn. Filming is set to begin in Pittsburgh in March with John Romano (Lincoln Lawyer) adapting the book for film. [The Wrap]
• Taylor Kitsch has reportedly...
• Taylor Kitsch has reportedly...
- 8/5/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Lakeshore and Sierra/Affinity are weighing up an Afm start on pre-sales for the Philip Roth adaptation American Pastoral. Separately, Elijah Wood has joined Summit Entertainment’s The Last Witch Hunter
Connelly will play the wife of an immigrant whose American dream is annihilated when their daughter blows up a post office and joins a political resistance group in opposition to the Vietnam War.
Previously announced Ewan McGregor will play Dawn’s husband, Seymour ‘Swede’ Levov.
Phillip Noyce will direct from John Romano’s adapted screenplay and production is set to begin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 2015.
Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucnchesi produce.
Elijah Wood has joined Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie and Michael Caine on Summit’s The Last Witch Hunter. Lionsgate International handles sales outside North America.
Breck Eisner will direct from a script re-written by Gods Of Egypt collaborators Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama based on a pitch by Cory Goodman. D W Harper...
Connelly will play the wife of an immigrant whose American dream is annihilated when their daughter blows up a post office and joins a political resistance group in opposition to the Vietnam War.
Previously announced Ewan McGregor will play Dawn’s husband, Seymour ‘Swede’ Levov.
Phillip Noyce will direct from John Romano’s adapted screenplay and production is set to begin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 2015.
Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucnchesi produce.
Elijah Wood has joined Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie and Michael Caine on Summit’s The Last Witch Hunter. Lionsgate International handles sales outside North America.
Breck Eisner will direct from a script re-written by Gods Of Egypt collaborators Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama based on a pitch by Cory Goodman. D W Harper...
- 8/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lakeshore and Sierra/Affinity are weighing up an Afm start on pre-sales for the Philip Roth adaptation American Pastoral. Separately, Elijah Wood has joined Summit Entertainment’s The Last Witch Hunter
Connelly will play the wife of an immigrant whose American dream is annihilated when their daughter blows up a post office and joins a political resistance group in opposition to the Vietnam War.
Previously announced Ewan McGregor will play Dawn’s husband, Seymour ‘Swede’ Levov.
Phillip Noyce will direct from John Romano’s adapted screenplay and production is set to begin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 2015.
Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucnchesi produce.
Elijah Wood has joined Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie and Michael Caine on Summit’s The Last Witch Hunter. Lionsgate International handles sales outside North America. Breck Eisner will direct from a script re-written by Gods Of Egypt collaborators Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama based on a pitch by Cory Goodman. D W Harper...
Connelly will play the wife of an immigrant whose American dream is annihilated when their daughter blows up a post office and joins a political resistance group in opposition to the Vietnam War.
Previously announced Ewan McGregor will play Dawn’s husband, Seymour ‘Swede’ Levov.
Phillip Noyce will direct from John Romano’s adapted screenplay and production is set to begin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in March 2015.
Lakeshore’s Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucnchesi produce.
Elijah Wood has joined Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie and Michael Caine on Summit’s The Last Witch Hunter. Lionsgate International handles sales outside North America. Breck Eisner will direct from a script re-written by Gods Of Egypt collaborators Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama based on a pitch by Cory Goodman. D W Harper...
- 8/4/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lakeshore Entertainment has cast Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly to co-star in the upcoming Philip Roth adaptation, American Pastoral. Connelly joins Ewan McGregor in the Phillip Noyce directed project based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Connelly will play “Dawn”, the wife of McGregor’s “Swede Levov”.
“Jennifer Connelly is one of the great actresses of our time,” stated Lakeshore CEO, Tom Rosenberg. “We always wanted her to play ‘Dawn’ in American Pastoral and we’re thrilled to be working with her.”
American Pastoral’s adapted screenplay was written by John Romano (Lincoln Lawyer) with filming scheduled for March 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pa. American Pastoral will be produced by Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
American Pastoral follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by...
“Jennifer Connelly is one of the great actresses of our time,” stated Lakeshore CEO, Tom Rosenberg. “We always wanted her to play ‘Dawn’ in American Pastoral and we’re thrilled to be working with her.”
American Pastoral’s adapted screenplay was written by John Romano (Lincoln Lawyer) with filming scheduled for March 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pa. American Pastoral will be produced by Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi.
American Pastoral follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by...
- 8/4/2014
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Some books are widely considered to be ‘unfilmable’ for a multitude of reasons, from complex themes to unconventional narrative construction to epic scope. Philip Roth’s seminal novel American Pastoral exhibits all of those traits – but Lakeshore Entertainment is still moving full steam ahead with an adaptation of it to be helmed by Phillip Noyce (The Giver). Today, Noah actress Jennifer Connelly, who won an Oscar for A Beautiful Mind, joined the cast, which is being led by Ewan McGregor.
Connelly is set to play Dawn, the wife of protagonist Swede Levov (McGregor). Said Lakeshort CEO Tom Rosenberg:
“Jennifer Connelly is one of the great actresses of our time. We always wanted her to play ‘Dawn’ in American Pastoral and we’re thrilled to be working with her.”
American Pastoral follows Swede, a legendary high school athlete throughout his life. He grows up to marry a former beauty queen...
Connelly is set to play Dawn, the wife of protagonist Swede Levov (McGregor). Said Lakeshort CEO Tom Rosenberg:
“Jennifer Connelly is one of the great actresses of our time. We always wanted her to play ‘Dawn’ in American Pastoral and we’re thrilled to be working with her.”
American Pastoral follows Swede, a legendary high school athlete throughout his life. He grows up to marry a former beauty queen...
- 8/4/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly will co-star opposite Ewan McGregor in the upcoming adaptation of Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize winning novel “American Pastoral,” which Phillip Noyce is directing for Lakeshore Entertainment. “American Pastoral” follows Seymour “Swede” Levov (“McGregor), a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen (Connelly) and inherits his father's business. Swede's seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by becoming a revolutionary and commits a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. John Romano (“The Lincoln Lawyer”) took on the monumental task of adapting Roth's novel. Lakeshore CEO Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi will.
- 8/4/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
2013 was an absolutely amazing year for television, with shows like Breaking Bad and Spartacus going out with some of their best episodes yet and new series like Hannibal and Orphan Black bursting onto the scene. While the jury’s still out on how this year will compare to last, at the halfway point, 2014 is shaping up to be pretty darn great year as well. Continuing favorites have come back stronger than ever and just like last year, a few new series have quickly made strong names for themselves as well; the variety of truly great television, from comedy to drama to the many series that don’t so easily fit either description, has never been so pronounced.
However, with so much TV out there, some of the best episodes (and series in general) of the year have flown under the radar, so a handful of Sound on Sight’s podcasters...
However, with so much TV out there, some of the best episodes (and series in general) of the year have flown under the radar, so a handful of Sound on Sight’s podcasters...
- 7/13/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
• The Fault in Our Stars lead Ansel Elgort will play the title role in Van Cliburn. The film tells the story of the Texan piano prodigy who has been credited as bridging the Cold War gap between America and Russia when, at age 23, he won the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow in 1958. Andrew Stern (Disconnect) is penning the script, and Elgort, a graduate of Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts, will perform the piano playing himself. [Deadline]
• Ewan McGregor (The Impossible) will star in the film adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel American Pastoral. McGregor will play...
• Ewan McGregor (The Impossible) will star in the film adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel American Pastoral. McGregor will play...
- 6/23/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Ewan McGregor will star in American Pastoral, which Phillip Noyce is directing. John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer) adapted the screenplay based on Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Filming is scheduled for March 2015 in Pittsburgh. Photos 'Star Wars' Actors: Then and Now The project marks Lakeshore Entertainment’s third Roth adaptation, following The Human Stain and Elegy. Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing American Pastoral. The story follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a former high school athlete who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. His seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels
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- 6/23/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Banshee, Season 2: Episode 6 – “Armies of One”
Written by John Romano
Directed by Babak Najafi
Airs Friday nights at 10 on Cinemax
“I don’t know if anyone ever changes, really. But we can evolve, right? I mean, that’s what we’re trying to do, isn’t it, just become better versions of ourselves?”
Babak Najafi and John Romano absolutely killed it in last week’s episode of Banshee, which is easily - easily – in the running for best television episode of the year. The director-writer pair returns this week in “Armies of One” and delivers something just as powerful and engaging, but in an entirely different way. If “The Truth About Unicorns” felt a lot like a Sofia Coppola film, “Armies of One” finds a home next to the works of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores perros and 21 Grams). Its narrative is much more disjointed than the average Banshee entry,...
Written by John Romano
Directed by Babak Najafi
Airs Friday nights at 10 on Cinemax
“I don’t know if anyone ever changes, really. But we can evolve, right? I mean, that’s what we’re trying to do, isn’t it, just become better versions of ourselves?”
Babak Najafi and John Romano absolutely killed it in last week’s episode of Banshee, which is easily - easily – in the running for best television episode of the year. The director-writer pair returns this week in “Armies of One” and delivers something just as powerful and engaging, but in an entirely different way. If “The Truth About Unicorns” felt a lot like a Sofia Coppola film, “Armies of One” finds a home next to the works of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores perros and 21 Grams). Its narrative is much more disjointed than the average Banshee entry,...
- 2/15/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Banshee, Season 2: Episode 5 – “The Truth About Unicorns”
Written by John Romano
Directed by Babak Najafi
Airs Friday nights at 10 on Cinemax
The die-hard Banshee fan has every right to dislike “The Truth About Unicorns.” So much of what you would expect from an episode of this series is simply not here. That, however, does not mean that “The Truth About Unicorns” doesn’t stay true to the identity of Banshee. And while Banshee is the series I would least expect to see make this kind of formal departure, I can’t help but think that this is the episode that needed to happen at this stage in the season.
After a two-part thrill ride following the mystery of Solomon’s disappearance (which included heart-racing juggernauts Jonah and Clayton), the pace of Banshee needed to wind down if just for the sake of the viewer’s health. Instead of turning...
Written by John Romano
Directed by Babak Najafi
Airs Friday nights at 10 on Cinemax
The die-hard Banshee fan has every right to dislike “The Truth About Unicorns.” So much of what you would expect from an episode of this series is simply not here. That, however, does not mean that “The Truth About Unicorns” doesn’t stay true to the identity of Banshee. And while Banshee is the series I would least expect to see make this kind of formal departure, I can’t help but think that this is the episode that needed to happen at this stage in the season.
After a two-part thrill ride following the mystery of Solomon’s disappearance (which included heart-racing juggernauts Jonah and Clayton), the pace of Banshee needed to wind down if just for the sake of the viewer’s health. Instead of turning...
- 2/8/2014
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
New Banshee season 2,episode 5 official spoilers,plotline revealed by Cinemax. Recently, Cinemax released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Banshee" episode 5 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "The Truth About Unicorns," and it turns out that we'll see Agent Racine finally recall the botched Rabbit case that's been haunting him, and more. In the new,5th episode press release: Lucas (Antony Starr) is going to consider moving on after he and Carrie (Ivana Milicevic) take a detour on their drive back to Banshee. Agent Racine (Zeljko Ivanek) is going to recall the botched case against Rabbit (Ben Cross) that has haunted him for years. The episode was written by John Romano, and directed by Babak Najafi. Episode 5 is set to air on Friday night, February 7th at 10pm on Cinemax.
- 2/1/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
While Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hollywood star is on the continual rise, there aren’t many major projects that the star hasn’t been linked to, but now we have definite news about the actor’s next movie. Variety reports that Cumberbatch has signed up for new thriller Blood Mountain, coming from Mongol and Seventh Son director Sergei Bodrov, based on a script by The Last Hurrah writer Jonathan W. Stokes (with rewrites by The Lincoln Lawyer scribe John Romano). According to the reported synopsis for the film, the story follows “a private...
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- 1/29/2014
- by Matt Looker
- TotalFilm
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