Werc Werk Works, the independent production and finance company helmed by CEO Elizabeth Redleaf, and Likely Story, the New York based Production Company headed by Anthony Bregman, jointly announced today that they will produce DARLING COMPANION, written by Meg Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan and to be directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Academy Award® winners Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton as well as Academy Award® nominee Richard Jenkins and two-time Emmy® nominee Elisabeth Moss are set to star.
DARLING COMPANION marks the third installment in Kasdan's consideration of his generation, following "The Big Chill" and "Grand Canyon", as well as his sixth collaboration with Kevin Kline. The film will be produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story, Elizabeth Redleaf for Werc Werk Works and Lawrence Kasdan. Christine Walker, Meg Kasdan and John Kelly will serve as executive producers. DARLING COMPANION is the story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.Meg and Lawrence Kasdan's previous collaboration on "Grand Canyon" resulted in an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay.
Kevin Kline most recently starred in "The Extra Man" and will next be seen in Robert Redford's "The Conspirator" which received its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Diane Keaton will next star in Paramount Pictures' "Morning Glory" opposite Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams. Richard Jenkins received an Academy Award nomination for "The Visitor" and most recently starred opposite Julia Roberts in "Eat, Pray, Love." Elisabeth Moss won two consecutive Emmy nominations for her portrayal of Peggy Olson on AMC's "Mad Men." DARLING COMPANION marks Elisabeth's second collaboration with Lawrence Kasdan following her role in "Mumford." She most recently starred opposite Jonah Hill and Russell Brand in "Get Him to the Greek."About Werc Werk WorksAbout Likely Story
Likely Story is a New York-based Production Company founded by Anthony Bregman in October 2006. The company recently wrapped production on "My Idiot Brother" starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer; directed by Jesse Peretz and written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall, and "The Oranges" starring Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Leighton Meester, Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody and Sam Rosen; directed by Julian Farino and written by Ian Helfer and Jay Reiss. This year, the company premiered Nicole Holofcener's "Please Give" and Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman's "The Extra Man" at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. "Please Give" was released in April 2010 by Sony Pictures Classics and "The Extra Man" was released in July 2010 by Magnolia Pictures. The company recently signed a first look deal with graphic novel and comic book publisher Tom Shelf Productions. Additional Likely Story productions include Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut "Synecdoche, New York" (Sony Pictures Classics), Alex Rivera's "Sleep Dealer" (Maya Releasing), and David and Alex Pastor's "Carriers" (Paramount Vantage). Bregman's previous producing credits include "Friends with Money," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Lovely & Amazing," "Thumbsucker," "The Tao of Steve," "The Savages," "Trick," "The Ice Storm," "The Brothers McMullen," and "Human Nature."
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