Academy Award winner Al Pacino has signed on to star in David Gordon Green's drama, "Manglehorn," financed and produced by Worldview Entertainment. Pacino will play the lead character of A.J. Manglehorn from a screenplay written by Paul Logan, based on an original story by Green and Logan. This is Worldview's second collaboration with Green and his production team, following the drama, "Joe," starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage. Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow, and COO, Molly Conners, will produce alongside Lisa Muskat and Green. Worldview's Maria Cestone, Sarah Johnson Redlich and Hoyt David Morgan will executive produce alongside Todd Labrowski, Brad Coolidge and Melissa Coolidge for Dreambridge Films, which is making an investment in the film. Jody Hill and Danny McBride will executive produce for Rough House.
"Manglehorn" is the story of an eccentric man who tries to come to terms with a past crime that cost him the love of his life. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in the early fall in Los Angeles. London-based WestEnd Films will handle international sales and introduce the film to foreign buyers this week in Cannes while CAA, who arranged financing for the film, is repping domestic rights.
"
Al Pacino is one of the greatest actors of his generation and we are thrilled to have him sign on as we head to Cannes," said Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow.
Pacino is represented by CAA and
Rick Nicita.
"Manglehorn" joins Worldview's 2013 slate, which includes two studio co-financing deals: Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's comedy, "Birdman," with
Fox Searchlight and New Regency, starring
Michael Keaton,
Emma Stone, Academy Award nominee
Naomi Watts,
Zach Galifianakis and Academy Award nominee
Edward Norton, which is currently filming in New York City; and Daniel Espinosa's crime thriller, "Child 44," with Summit/Lionsgate, starring
Tom Hardy,
Noomi Rapace, Academy Award nominee
Gary Oldman and Joel Kinnaman, which is set to begin filming next month in Prague.
Worldview's 2012 slate included three films making their world premieres here in Cannes:
James Gray's period drama, "The Immigrant," starring Academy Award winner
Marion Cotillard and Academy Award nominees Joaquin Phoenix and
Jeremy Renner, which is screening in competition and will be released by
The Weinstein Company; Arnaud Desplechin's drama, "Jimmy P.," starring Benicio Del Toro, which is also screening in competition; and Guillaume Canet's crime thriller, "Blood Ties," starring Academy Award nominee
Clive Owen,
Billy Crudup, Cotillard,
Mila Kunis,
Zoe Saldana and Academy Award nominee
James Caan.
Worldview also has several completed films, which will premiere later this year including Academy Award nominee Atom Egoyan's crime thriller, "Devil's Knot," starring Academy Award winners
Colin Firth and
Reese Witherspoon;
David Gordon Green's drama, "Joe," starring Academy Award winner
Nicolas Cage;
Eli Roth's highly anticipated return to directing with the horror thriller, "The Green Inferno;" and Ti West's horror thriller, "The Sacrament," presented and produced by Roth
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