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Ellen Burstyn & Taika Waititi Set For Kornél Mundruczó’s Feature Drama ‘Place To Be’
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners Ellen Burstyn and Taika Waititi are set to star in Kornél Mundruczó’s feature drama Place to Be. Written by Kata Wéber (Pieces Of A Woman, White God), Place to Be follows the unlikely friendship of anelderly woman [Burstyn] and middle-aged man [Waititi] as they travel from Chicago to New York to return […]
Pic is produced by Jomon Thomas ( Monkey Man, Hotel Mumbai), Megan Wynn ( Together, Poker Face), and Alexander Rodnyansky ( Loveless, Beanpole). EPs are Natalya Pavchinskaya (S’YA Concept), Stuart Manashil, Pankaj Mamtora (Lonestar Films), Kanesh Mohana Sundaram (GVKM Elephant Pictures), AshleyLevinson, Sam Levinson, Viktoria Petranyi, David Edelstein and the late Kevin Turen. After working with her on Pieces Of A Woman, Mundruczó said: “I had every desire to direct the legendary Ellen Burstyn in a leading role, not only because I admire her amazing talent, but also because the time has finally come to celebrate older women on screen.
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