THE SON Film Project (Potential SPOILERS)

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Last key casting to be announced will be for the role of the Son!

Who is going it to be? Timothee Chalamet looks young but he is already 26. He is filming a movie thru mid-July.

Dakota Goyo ( Max in Real Steel; film released in 2011) is now 21...and he does not have an Oscar nod

...and looking very mature now.



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This is going to be a great chance for Hugh Jackman to show his fine dramatic acting skills! His portrayal of emotions in his movies cover such a wide and deep range!

As the main character, he will be contending and coping with his relationships with is ex-wife, his new partner, and his rebellious teenaged son!

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Jun 28, 2021 10:24:09 GMT -5 jo said:

This isn’t showing up for me. ☹️

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Hugh's back in NYC.

Will filming start soon for The Son?

His place in the Hamptons seems like a great place to get himself into acting mode for what may be a very dramatic piece like this new Zeller movie project.


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From Variety --

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Oscar-Winning Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’ (EXCLUSIVE)


By Elsa Keslassy, Matt Donnelly

Florian Zeller
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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired “The Son,” Florian Zeller’s follow up to his Oscar-winning feature debut “The Father,” which will star Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman, Variety has learned.

SPC, which previously worked with Zeller on “The Father,” acquired rights for North America and a string of international territories in Asia and Eastern Europe. As with “The Father,” “The Son” was adapted by Zeller and Christopher Hampton (“Dangerous Liaisons”), from Zeller’s critically acclaimed stage play. Zeller and Hampton just won the best adapted screenplay Oscar.

“The Son” focuses on Peter (Jackman) as his busy life with new partner Emma (Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate (Dern) turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas. The young man is is troubled, distant and angry, playing truant from school for months. Peter strives to be a better father, searching to help his son with those intimate and instinctive moments of family happiness. But the weight of Nicholas’ condition sets the family on a dangerous course.


The film is being produced by Oscar winners Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (“The King’s Speech”), as well as Joanna Laurie of See-Saw Films and Christophe Spadone (“The Father”) alongside Zeller. Film4 are co-financing. Shooting is expected to start in the coming weeks.

International sales on “The Son” are being handled by Cross City Films and Embankment, with Cross City Films and CAA Media Finance co-repping U.S. rights.

Zeller is rolling off “The Father” which won two BAFTAs and a pair of Oscars for adapted screenplay and leading actor for Sir Anthony Hopkins. “The Father” also earned Oscar nominations for best picture, editing, production design and supporting actress.

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Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’ With Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics

Director’s follow-up to “The Father” also stars Vanessa Kirby

Brian Welk | July 7, 2021 @ 8:11 AM


The Son hugh jackman laura dern vanessa kirby
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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the U.S. rights to “The Son,” the next film from “The Father” director Florian Zeller that stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern and Vanessa Kirby.

SPC also released “The Father,” which was nominated for Best Picture and six Oscar nominations in all, winning one for Best Actor Anthony Hopkins.

Production on “The Son” will now kick off in August.


SPC also acquired rights for “The Son” for South East Asia, China, India, Eastern Europe and Turkey.


“The Son” follows Peter (Hugh Jackman) as his busy life with new partner Beth (Vanessa Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) arrives with their troubled and distant teenage son, setting the family on a dangerous collision course.

Zeller along with Christopher Hampton are adapting “The Son” for the screen. Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Joanna Laurie are producing with Christophe Spadone alongside Zeller. Film4 are co-financing the production.

Executive producers on “The Son’ are Hugh Jackman, Simon Gillis for See-Saw Films, Daniel Battsek, Lauren Dark and Ollie Madden for Film4, Philippe Carcassonne for Ciné-@, Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar for Embankment and Peter Touche and Christelle Conan for Ingenious Media.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to tell this story, and to do it with this extraordinary cast and for such a wonderful partner in Sony Classics. After our collaboration on ‘The Father,’ I could not ask for a better home for ‘The Son,'” Zeller said in a statement.


“Florian Zeller and Chris Hampton have written a truly remarkable screenplay. Florian is a masterful filmmaker and we know he will once again surround himself with the very best actors and crew imaginable,” SPC said in a statement. “The family from ‘The Father’ continues with producers Christophe Spadone and Phillipe Carcassonne and our friends at Embankment and Film4, joining Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and their Seesaw team alongside Peter Touche and Ingenious. ‘The Son’ promises to be one of those rich deep dramas embraced by audiences everywhere and the kind of movie people will keep coming back to watch again and again.”

“We are so pleased to be working with Sony Pictures Classics on the release of ‘The Son.’ Florian is a rare director who creates a visceral viewing experience that is exhilarating and deeply intimate and we are looking forward to working with Sony Pictures Classics on bringing the film to audiences,” Canning and Sherman said in a statement.

The deal was negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by CAA Media Finance, Embankment and Cross City Films, See-Saw’s in-house sales arm. Embankment and Cross City Films are handling international sales on the film and Cross City Films and CAA Media Finance are co-representing domestic rights.

Variety first reported the news.

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SONY PICTURES CLASSICS is an autonomous division of SONY which is responsible for indie film choices.

www.sonyclassics.com/about-us/

They have an impressive record of indie film acquisitions, one of the most recent was The Father.


But presumably, Tom Rothman, had a say in the final decision --

TOM ROTHMAN
Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group

Tom Rothman is Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group. In that role, Rothman oversees the studio’s motion picture businesses worldwide including that of Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Pictures International Productions, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics.

Tom Rothman was a former Co-CEO of FOX and had supervised the start of the XMen franchise! From the first Xmen movie and even the first Wolverine trilogy... I think he has maintained his friendly relations with Hugh, based on a past event where Hugh was present for a special family celebration for Tom and his daughters.


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www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sony-pictures-classics-buys-florian-zeller-the-son-1234978682/

Cannes: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son’

SPC bought rights in the US, China, and multiple other territories for the drama, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dean, and Vanessa Kirby, Zeller's follow-up to Oscar-winner 'The Father.'


BY SCOTT ROXBOROUGH



JULY 7, 2021 8:28AM

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired rights in the U.S., China and multiple international territories for The Son, Florian Zeller’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning drama The Father.

Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, and Vanessa Kirby star in The Son, an adaptation of Zeller’s acclaimed stage play of the same name, which Zeller and Oscar winner Christopher Hampton (Atonement) adapted for the screen.

Jackman plays Peter, whose life with new partner Beth (Kirby) and their baby is thrown into disarray with the arrival of ex-wife Kate (Laura Dern) who brings with her their troubled teenage son.


Sony Pictures Classics released The Father domestically. The film, which Zeller and Hampton co-wrote and Zeller directed, earned six Oscar nominations and won the best actor award for star Anthony Hopkins and the best-adapted screenplay honor for Zeller and Hampton.

In addition to the U.S. and China, SPC picked up rights to The Son in South East Asia, China, India, Eastern Europe and Turkey. It is one of the biggest deals far to come out of this year’s Cannes Film Market.

Coming off the awards acclaim of The Father and with the significant star power of the cast, The Son was always going to be one of the hottest titles in Cannes.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to tell this story, and to do it with this extraordinary cast and for such a wonderful partner in Sony Classics,” Zeller said in a statement. “After our collaboration on The Father, I could not ask for a better home for The Son.”

Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (Ammonite, The King’s Speech) produced The Son together with Joanna Laurie of See-Saw Films, The Father producer Christophe Spadone, and Zeller. The film will be funded by Film4 and Ingenious Media and will begin production in August.

Jackman is an executive producer on the project, alongside Simon Gillis for See-Saw Films, Daniel Battsek, Lauren Dark and Ollie Madden for Film4, Philippe Carcassonne for Ciné-@, Tim Haslam and Hugo Grumbar for Embankment and Peter Touche and Christelle Conan for Ingenious Media.

The deal was negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by CAA Media Finance, Embankment, and See-Saw’s sales arm Cross City Films. Embankment and Cross City Films are handling international sales on the film and Cross City Films and CAA Media Finance are co-representing domestic rights.

Hmm... will it come back to Cannes in 2022 as a festival competitor or simply for a festival showing when Cannes reverts back to its May schedule?


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Translated from Galician by GOOGLE

florian zeller has already sent warning that the hugh jackman oscar is guaranteed

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This is my actual reply to Erik Anderson --

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Lol - do people feel that this film project is very Oscar-baity for Hugh

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This is interesting --


*Will the baby son be replaced by a young boy?

*or will the teenage son be replaced by a young boy?

Or is this another character in the story?


Why is the casting in Paris when the movie will be filmed in NYC?


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Excerpts --

How to apply?
To audition for a role in Hugh Jackman’s The Son, check out the casting call breakdown below.

The Son Casting Call
Casting Call

UK-Based Boys 6-9 Years Old

For the feature film The Son

Director: Florian Zeller

Producer: Joanna Laurie, See Saw Films

Casting Director: Nicola Chisholm

Shoot: 2 days end of September 2021 (TBC)

Filming Location: UK or South of France

We are looking for the following role only:

Young Nicholas, 6-9 years, American Accent

Must be UK Based.

NICHOLAS is a young boy on holiday with his parents, being taught to swim. Scenes to be filmed under supervision in open water/sea. Appearance: White. We encourage submissions from genuine Americans, the role is open to boys who are happy to try an American Accent.
Closing Date: Friday 30th July 2021.

All applicants must be submitted by a parent/guardian. This is a paid opportunity and no previous acting experience is needed.

This episode must be a key factor in what happened to the family?


They have not announced if the role of the teenage son has been cast.


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It's official -- The Son is filming in London, per director Florian Zeller!

http://instagram.com/p/CSGn1Weg9au

http://instagram.com/p/CQqtoBbLZ9E

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Not sure if the theatrical "BREAK A LEG!" also applies to the start of movie filming

although Florian Zeller's professional background has been as a theatrical playwright...before he turned to filmmaking.

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Filming schedule for THE SON is for six weeks!

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Can’t post Instagram entry but try searching for

@florianzellerofficiel - his Instagram account.

Zeller has reported that filming for The Son has started today (Monday). with Hugh & Vanessa.


Break a leg, guys !!

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http://instagram.com/p/CSpQFYRgFsd

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