Production has begun, on East Coast locations, on a Focus Features drama from Academy Award-nominated writer\/director Paul Weitz. The as-yet untitled film stars two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro and is based on Nick Flynn\u2019s 2004 memoir entitled Another Bulls\u2014t Night in Suck City. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.<\/p>\n
Mr. De Niro has been joined in the cast by Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Spirit Award winner Dale Dickey (Winter\u2019s Bone), Emmy Award nominee Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under), Olivia Thirlby (Juno), and four-time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore (Focus\u2019 The Kids Are All Right). Mr. Weitz and Andrew Miano, both of the production company Depth of Field, are producing the film with Corduroy Films and with Mr. De Niro\u2019s Tribeca Productions. The executive producers are Tribeca\u2019s Jane Rosenthal and Meghan Lyvers, Caroline Baron, and Depth of Field\u2019s Kerry Kohansky.<\/p>\n
Declan Quinn (Rachel Getting Married) is the cinematographer on the film, and Emmy Award winner Sarah Knowles (Warm Springs) is the production designer. Focus executive vice president, production and development Kahli Small and creative executive Christopher Kopp are supervising the project for president of production John Lyons.<\/p>\n
The dramatic feature tells the story of a young writer, Nick (portrayed by Mr. Dano), who takes a job at a homeless shelter \u2013 where one night he discovers his long-absent father Jonathan (Mr. De Niro) seeking a bed. Ms. Moore portrays the writer\u2019s mother Jody; and Ms. Thirlby portrays Denise, a worker at the shelter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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