- THE DISAPPERANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: DOUBLE FEATURE
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| James McAvoy |
James McAvoy (Atonement, X-Men First Class) will star
opposite the previously announced Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Tree of Life)
in the double-feature film project The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His and
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers. Joel Edgerton was originally set to
star opposite Jessica, but he dropped out of the role, leaving McAvoy to move
in on the beautiful talented actress.
Ned Benson (In Defiance of Gravity) wrote the two scripts
and will direct both films.
The love story explores how a married couple in New York
City deals with an emotional, life-altering experience, from the two different
perspectives of the husband, Conor, (McAvoy), a restaurant owner, and of the
wife, Eleanor, (Chastain), who goes back to college.
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| Jessica Chastain |
Myriad CEO Kirk D’Amico said, “I am thrilled that we can
share the excitement of James joining the cast with our buyers in Cannes, who
have been so enthusiastic about the project from the beginning. James is one of
the finest actors working today and I look forward to seeing Ned’s rich,
complex characters come alive.”
“'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' represents an
alternate approach to content,” continued D’Amico. “New distribution models
make it creatively possible for feature films to break out of the format of one
90-minute experience.”
But both films will be stand-alone movies. D’Amico added,
“We have to make both films work on their own, both for the buyers but also for
the audiences. Together these films will describe a fully, more complete look
at these characters and their lives.”
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