Hot off rave reviews for directing the first three episodes of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Reed Morano has announced her next project. A press release revealed that the Indie Spirit Award nominee will helm an untitled drama starring Diane Lane and Jeff Bridges. The project is being developed by Bankside Films.
Scheduled to shoot in Boston this October, the film centers on a narcissistic virtuoso violinist (Bridges) who is forced to move back in with his estranged wife (Lane) after he’s diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. “As they attempt to learn how to live with each other again, he experiences a profound change in his behavior which compels him to learn to connect with the music and the people that surround him in astonishing and unexpected ways,” the press release summarizes. The project, penned by Stuart Blumberg (“The Kids Are All Right”), will be presented to buyers at Cannes later this month.
EMJAG Productions’ Alexandra Milchan (“The Wolf of Wall Street”) is among the film’s producers.
“The project has brought together some of Hollywood’s most exciting talent to tell an intensely moving story in a unique, refreshing, and dynamic way,” said Bankside Films’ Stephen Kelliher. “We could not be more excited to be working with such a prestigious team and to be working with our co-producers EMJAG Productions to bring this very special story to the world.”
Lane added, “This is a wonderful story. I’m thrilled to have Reed behind the camera as our director and appreciate her keen eye and talent thanks to her previous work as a cinematographer.”
Morano is an acclaimed cinematographer whose credits include “Beyoncé: Lemonade” and “Frozen River.” She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her cinematography in “Meadowland,” her 2015 directorial debut starring Olivia Wilde. Morano is currently filming “I Think We’re Alone Now,” a post-apocalyptic movie toplined by Elle Fanning. She’s also signed on to direct the Ellen Page-starrer “Lioness,” a drama about a Lance Corporal Leslie Martz, the Marine who led the first Female Engagement Team in Afghanistan.
You can catch Lane in Eleanor Coppola’s “Paris Can Wait” later this week. The romantic comedy hits theaters May 12.
