EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Payne has set Paul Giamatti to star in The Holdovers, a David Hemingson-scripted film that Mark Johnson is producing. FilmNation will rep international rights and CAA Media Fin…
is producing. FilmNation will rep international rights and CAA Media Finance will handle domestic as the film is shopped next week in the Cannes Virtual Market. Production will begin early next year in New England., which won Payne and Jim Taylor Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay.Nebraska, The DescendantsGiamatti plays a universally disliked teacher at the prep school Deerfield Academy.
“I came across a writing sample for a pilot set in a prep school by David Hemingson,” Payne told Deadline. “I called him, told him the idea and he jumped at it. Ever since I worked with Paul in, I’ve wanted to work with him again, and this role is tailor made for him. I continue to think now as I did then… I hate to use the term the finest actor of his generation because there are so many wonderful actors. But when I worked with him onI was astounded by his range.
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