The cast ofWillem Dafoe’s next movie has been shaken up big time just two months before it’s set to enter production. A new report fromDeadlinerevealed thatGreta Lee, best known for her role inPast Lives, will replaceSandra Hüllerin the upcoming drama,Late Fame. Hüller had to drop out of the project due to a scheduling conflict, and now Lee will play Gloria, a theater actress who turns the life of Dafoe’s poet protagonist, Ed Zaxberger, upside down.Samy Burchwrote the script forLate FameandKent Joneswill direct, and the film aims to begin production in January.Late Fameis based on the novel of the same name byArthur Schnitzler, the Austrian author who passed away nearly 100 years ago in 1931.
Hüller is best known for her work inAnatomy of a Fall, the 2023 legal thriller which won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture, Best Directing (Justine Triet), Best Lead Actress (Hüller), and Best Editing (Laurent Sénéchal). Hüller also starred in another of 2023’s Oscar darlings,The Zone of Interest, which won two Oscars for Best International Film and Best Sound (Tarn Willers,Johnnie Burn), and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Directing (Jonathan Glazer), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Glazer).Hüller has also been confirmed to star alongside Ryan Gosling inProject Hail Mary, the upcoming adaptation ofAndy Weir’s novel of the same name which will be directed byPhil LordandChristopher Miller. Hüller will play Eva Stratt in the film, the leader of Project Hail Mary, Earth’s last ditch effort to save the planet.
What Is Greta Lee Best Known For?
Lee is best known for starring inPast Lives, the 2023 drama from directorCeline Songwhich was nominated for two Oscars, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay (Song). She was also recently nominated for an Emmy Award for her work alongsideJennifer AnistonandReese WitherspooninThe Morning Show, now streaming on Apple TV+. She also played a small voice role inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseand has been tapped to star alongsideJared Leto,Jeff Bridges,Evan Peters, andJodie Turner-SmithinTron: Ares.
Late Famewill begin shooting this January but does not yet have an official release date. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates on the project and watch Lee inPast Lives, now streaming onParamount+.
Past Lives
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
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