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Anne Hathaway Is Kind of Busy Right Now
Vulture —
... Garcia has scripted and will direct the indie Hemingway & Fuentes, focusing on the relationship between Hemingway and his fishing-boat captain, Gregorio Fuentes, in the last decade of the writer’s life. Co-written by Hemingway’s niece Hilary Hemingway, it will most likely star Garcia as Fuentes, Annette Benning as Hemingway’s wife Mary Walsh, and Anthony Hopkins as the legendary writer (Hemingway, not Andy Garcia). [HR] ...
Papa Anthony?
Cinema Blend News —
... figure who spent his time fishing in Cuba and drinking his life away. And really, who better for the part than Anthony Hopkins, who convincingly played Nixon at one point, for Christ's sake. Andy Garcia, who is cobbling together the indie project Hemingway & Fuentes , has tapped Hopkins to play the writer, while Garcia will play Gregoria Fuentes, a fishing boat captain believed by some to be the inspiration for the title character of The Old Man and the Sea . Garcia told THR's Risky Biz Blog that he plans to focus the movie on Hemingway's later, fish-filled years. "I'm ...
Anthony Hopkins to play Ernest Hemingway
Hollywood Insider —
Anthony Hopkins to play Ernest Hemingway Hemingwayhopkins_l Anthony Hopkins is about to start growing a paunch and snowy white beard. EW has confirmed that the Silence of the Lambs star will play Ernest Hemingway in an indie titled Hemingway & Fuentes , to be produced and directed by Andy Garcia. The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Biz Blog first reported that the actor was loosely attached to the project. Garcia, who also co-wrote the script with Hemingway’s niece, author Hilary Hemingway, will costar in the film as well, playing the real life fishing-boat captain Gregorio ...
Casting links: Frieda Pinto joins Julian Schnabel, Zac Efron won't dance, and more...
Come Back Shane! —
... may also take on the role of Hemingway's widow, Mary Welsh. I'm drawn to this because the film isn't taking the typical paint by numbers, biopic formula. Instead, it will focus on the last days of Hemingway's life. [Hollywood Reporter] ...
What a Surprise -- There's News of Another Hemingway Feature
Cinematical —
... , word hit that Ernest Hemingway was getting a biopic, and now THR's Risky Biz Blog says another is on the way, and they already have a star in mind. ...
Hopkins is Hemingway
Row Three —
... (so, here I am, recommending: go!). It will be somewhat of a shame that the film will only focus on his later years though, when he battled with some major, major demons including alcoholism and depression. He had quite an interesting life and I’d have really loved to see his years during the war as an ambulance driver in Italy and his interactions with F. Scott Fitzgerald - you looking for a Hemingway and Fitzgerald prequel, Andy? I could totally pull off a young Fitz. Back when THR announced Hopkins was in talks, Garcia had said this will not function as a biopic, but ...
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