The Zanuck Company production will star Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek. Oscar winner Aaron Schneider, who shot films including Titanic and Kiss The Girls, will direct and producers will be Richard D Zanuck, Dean Zanuck and Harrison Zanuck. The script was written by C
Gaby Mitchell, Schneider and Chris Provenzano.
The dramatic thriller is based on the life of Felix "Bush" Breazeale (Duvall) a Tennessee recluse who lived in the early 20th century. K5, run by Bill Stephens, Daniel Baur and Oliver Simon, is preselling the porject here in Cannes. It will start shooting in the US in the autumn. Dean Zanuck said:"This is the type of film The Zanuck Company excels at making."
The deal was negotiated between Dean Zanuck of The Zanuck Company and Stephens, Baur and Simon at K5 International. K5´s Cannes slate also includes The Visitor, Ping Pong Playa and Wonderful World.
by Wendy Mitchell
Screen Daily