Glenn Close,Jeremy Irons,Henry Winkler, andDon Johnsonare set to take another bow in the retirement home comedyEncore.Simon Curtis, who recently helmedDownton Abbey: A New Era, will direct.Deadline reportsthat UK production company Protagonist Pictures unveiled the cast in advance of the film being shopped to potential distributors at the Cannes Film Festival later this month.
The film will center around retired Broadway stars Marie and Nigel (Close and Irons) who move into a retirement home. In an attempt to revive Nigel’s love of the theater, Marie decides toput on a show with the home’s other residents(including Winkler and Johnson), revealing their hidden talents. The film is a reunion for Close and Irons, who starred as a considerably less-happily married couple in the 1990 legal dramaReversal of Fortune; Irons won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film. Says Curtis, “I loved Robert’s touching and hilarious script from the moment I read it, and it has been thrilling to see some of the greatest actors in the world respond in the same way. I look forward to continuing to build a dream cast so audiences can imagine a group of their favorite actors living out their golden years under the same roof.”
What Can the Cast of ‘Encore’ Be Seen in Next?
Eight-time Oscar nominee Close currently stars asHarper’s BazaareditorCarmel Snowon Apple’sThe New Look. This year, she will star in the horror filmThe Deliverance, theJamie Foxx/Cameron Diazaction comedyBack in Action, and theJosh Brolin/Peter DinklagecomedyBrothers. After starring in this year’s sleeper action hitThe Beekeeper, Irons is next set to star in a new adaptation ofThe Count of Monte CristooppositeSam Claflin. Winkler’s star turn in HBO’sBarryas self-absorbed acting teacher Gene Cousineau concluded last year, earning him another Emmy nomination; he currently lends his voice to the Pixar animated seriesMonsters at Work. Johnson will next be seen in the action filmRebel Ridge, withAaron Pierre, and the thrillerUnit 234, withIsabelle Fuhrman.
Encoreis written byRobert Nelson Jacobs, who received an Oscar nod for his screenplay forChocolat. It will be produced byWyck Godfrey,Marty Bowen, andIsaac Klausnerfor Temple Hill Entertainment.Ryan Cunninghamserves as co-producer.
Encorewill be shopped to distributors at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival;no release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
