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Glenn Close To Star In Charlie McDowell's 'The Summer Book' (Deadline)

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that 8x Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie have signed on to star in a feature film take of Tove ...

His directorial debut, The One I Love, starred Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss and premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews. Lie is repped by CAA and Panorama Agency. The actress, whose career was launched on Broadway with Barnum, is repped by CAA, MGMT, and Loeb & Loeb. The novel distills the essence of the summer into 21 vignettes and has been translated into 35 languages since its first publication in 1972. Jansson’s niece, Sophia Jansson, adds, “The Summer Book is dear to many readers around the world. EPs include Jack Selby for High Frequency, Arthur Farache and Victoria Castelli for Hurst Capital and Collins for Case Study Films.

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Glenn Close to Lead Adaptation of Family Drama 'The Summer Book' (Collider.com)

The film based on the Finnish novel will be directed by Charlie McDowell. The-Woman-in-the-window-netflix-glenn-close Image ...

Orlovsky will be a producer and Collins will be an executive producer for The Summer Book. The Summer Book is scheduled to begin filming this summer in Finland. He will also be a producer for the film through the production company Case Study Films, which he co-founded with Alex Orlovsky and Lily Collins. Lie's previous work includes 2022's Sick of Myself (directed by Kristoffer Borgli), 2021's Bergman Island (directed by Mia Hansen-Løve), and The Worst Person in the World (directed by Joachim Trier). The book tells the story of a young girl and her grandmother. "The Summer Book is dear to many readers around the world," said Jansson's niece Sophia Jansson.

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