Stoner’: Casey Affleck Set to Star in Joe Wright- Directed Adaptation. Blumhouse Productions, Cohen Media Group (CMG), and Film. John Williams’ novel “Stoner” that will pair up Oscar- winning actor Casey Affleck (in the title role) and multiple BAFTA- winning director Joe Wright, aided by a Andrew Bovell- penned screenplay.

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Based on Williams’ 1. William Stoner, a dirt- poor farmer turned academic, who emerges as an unlikely existential hero while making his way through the first half of the 2. While Williams first published the book in the mid- sixties, but reissues by both Vintage and New York Review Books Classics in the early aughts helped propel it to the admiration that previously eluded it (the book sold just 2,0. Blumhouse optioned the book in 2. Read More: What Barry Jenkins, Casey Affleck, Viola Davis and More Are Working on After Their Oscar Victories. Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Charles S.

Cohen (CMG), and Daniel Battsek (Film. Ethan Hawke serving as executive producer.  Battsek and Blum brought the project to Film. Battsek’s time as President of CMG, so he retains a producer credit on this one occasion, on what has reportedly “long been a passion project of his.”“Because the novel is so beautiful but not well- known, fans of ‘Stoner’ feel like they’re in a secret club. I’m so excited that Casey, Joe and Andrew have come aboard to help expand this club’s membership,” commented Jason Blum in an official statement. This quintessentially American work is being brought to the screen by a terrific international team and we’re confident their combined perspectives will add rich layers to this moving story.”“Stoner” is compelled by two seemingly warring themes: work (as it follows the eponymous main character as he rises from farm boy to college professor, continually finding faith and inspiration in his work) and love (Stoner is a bit of a sucker for it, and it leads him into continued trauma and disappointment), which should make for a rich film telling. Read More: ‘Darkest Hour’ Review: Gary Oldman Makes Joe Wright’s Biopic as Rousing and Ferocious as Winston Churchill Was Himself. Affleck is just coming off his Oscar win for “Manchester by the Sea,” while Wright is currently mired in awards season, having just premiered his lauded Winston Churchill biopic at Telluride this past weekend. Watch The Land Before Time Mediafire.

Bovell is best known for his adaptations of “Lantana” (form his own play) and John le Carré’s “A Most Wanted Man.”Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.

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