Former X-Files star will be joined by Oscar-winner Helen Hunt in Relative Insanity, a big-screen update that will see the Russian play relocated to present-day New York
David Duchovny and Helen Hunt are to star in a new screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
Deadline.com reports that Larry Moss, their former acting coach, is set to direct Relative Insanity, which will update Chekhov's play to the present day and relocate the action from the Russian countryside to the Hamptons in upstate New York. Maggie Grace, Joan Chen and John Davidson will also star in the film, which will be written by Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn.
The Seagull centres on the fading actress Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina's relationship with her son Konstantin, a failing playwright in love with a bright, young actress, Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya. Though casting hasn't been officially announced, Hunt is likely to take the Irina...
David Duchovny and Helen Hunt are to star in a new screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull.
Deadline.com reports that Larry Moss, their former acting coach, is set to direct Relative Insanity, which will update Chekhov's play to the present day and relocate the action from the Russian countryside to the Hamptons in upstate New York. Maggie Grace, Joan Chen and John Davidson will also star in the film, which will be written by Michael Din and Juri Henley-Cohn.
The Seagull centres on the fading actress Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina's relationship with her son Konstantin, a failing playwright in love with a bright, young actress, Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya. Though casting hasn't been officially announced, Hunt is likely to take the Irina...
- 10/18/2011
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
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