- HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER
Casting for Ryan Gosling's directorial debut How to Catch a
Monster--said to be a modern day fairytale that combines fantasy, noir and
suspense--has been progressing quickly in the past week with a number of names
announced.
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| Saoirse Ronan |
The latest actor cast in the film is Oscar-nominated Irish
actress Saoirse Ronan, best known for her roles in Joe Wright's Atonement and
Hanna.
The press release also confirms that Australian actor Ben
Mendelsohn (The Dark Knight Rises), who can be seen opposite Gosling in the
upcoming The Place Beyond the Pines, will also appear in the movie.
Ronan and Mendelsohn join the already announced Christina
Hendricks ("Mad Men," Drive), Eva Mendes and Matt Smith ("Doctor
Who").
The film stars Hendricks as Billy, a single mother
"swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son
discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town."
The official press release about the
casting and sales of the film is below:
Los Angeles, CA –
February 9, 2013 – Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan has come aboard Ryan
Gosling’s directorial debut, HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER. She joins additional new
cast members Matt Smith, Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn. Christina Hendricks
will star in this modern fantasy-drama, based on a script by Gosling that will
begin principal photography this May in Detroit.
Marc Platt and Adam
Siegel are producing the film on behalf of Marc Platt Productions, along with
Gosling via his Phantasma Films banner, and Michel Litvak and David Lancaster
via the Bold Films banner. Sierra/Affinity is overseeing international sales
for the film which is available to buyers at this year’s European Film Market.
HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER
weaves elements of fantasy noir, and suspense into a modern day fairytale. Set
against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city, Billy, a single mother of
two, is swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son,
Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and
Bones must dive deep into the mystery, if their family is to survive.
HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER
marks Gosling’s first time writing and directing a feature film. Gosling is an
Oscar® nominated actor having starred in films including THE PLACE BEYOND THE
PINES, DRIVE, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL and HALF NELSON for which he received his
Academy Award® nomination.
Best known for her
roles in ATONEMENT and HANNA, Ronan will next be seen starring in THE HOST and
HOW I LIVE NOW. She is currently in production on Wes Anderson's THE GRAND
BUDAPEST HOTEL and next stars in Working Title's MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
Smith most recently
starred in the BBC One series Doctor Who.
Mendes most recently
starred alongside Gosling and Bradley Cooper in the upcoming crime drama A
PLACE BEYOND THE PINES.
Mendelsohn’s recent
work includes a role in Christopher Nolan’s 2012’s summer blockbuster, THE DARK
KNIGHT RISES.
Ronan is represented
by CAA and Macfarlane Chard. Mendes and Mendelsohn are represented by CAA.
Smith is represented by UTA
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