Me and Orson Welles
Release Date November 24, 2009
Directed By Richard Linklater
Starring Ben Chaplin, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, James Tupper, Zac Efron
Official Site http://www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com/
Movie Trailers http://www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com/
Synopsis
Based in real theatrical history, ME AND ORSON WELLES is a romantic coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in Julius Caesar as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in NYC, 1937.
The rollercoaster week leading up to opening night has the charismatic-but-sometimes-cruel Welles (impressive newcomer Christian McKay) staking his career on this risky production while Richard (Zac Efron, HIGHSCHOOL MUSICAL, 17 AGAIN) mixes with everyone from starlets to stagehands in behind-the-scenes adventures bound to change him.
Claire Danes (THE HOURS, ROMEO + JULIET) co-stars as Sonja Jones, the unapologetically ambitious assistant to Welles whom Richard tries to woo. Ben Chaplin (THE NEW WORLD, DORIAN GRAY) plays Mercury Theater regular George Coulouris. Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly and James Tupper (MEN IN TREES, SAMANTHA WHO) are among the talented ensemble cast. The fast-moving screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo is based on Robert Kaplow's meticulously researched novel of the same name.
Based in real theatrical history, ME AND ORSON WELLES is a romantic coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in Julius Caesar as it's being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in NYC, 1937.
The rollercoaster week leading up to opening night has the charismatic-but-sometimes-cruel Welles (impressive newcomer Christian McKay) staking his career on this risky production while Richard (Zac Efron, HIGHSCHOOL MUSICAL, 17 AGAIN) mixes with everyone from starlets to stagehands in behind-the-scenes adventures bound to change him.
Claire Danes (THE HOURS, ROMEO + JULIET) co-stars as Sonja Jones, the unapologetically ambitious assistant to Welles whom Richard tries to woo. Ben Chaplin (THE NEW WORLD, DORIAN GRAY) plays Mercury Theater regular George Coulouris. Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly and James Tupper (MEN IN TREES, SAMANTHA WHO) are among the talented ensemble cast. The fast-moving screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo is based on Robert Kaplow's meticulously researched novel of the same name.
