Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore to Star in Todd Haynes’ ‘May

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are set to star within the subsequent movie from “Carol” director Todd Haynes, a drama titled “May December.”

Haynes is directing the movie based mostly on a script by Samy Burch (with a narrative by Burch and Alex Mechanik) and manufacturing is about to start subsequent 12 months. It’ll be the sixth time that Moore and Haynes have labored collectively, together with on her Oscar-nominated efficiency in “Far From Heaven.”

“May December” is described as an “exploration of truth” and the impossibility of attempting to completely perceive one other particular person. The film follows a lady who 20 years earlier had a infamous tabloid romance with a person who was 23 years youthful than her. Now as their twins put together to graduate highschool, a Hollywood actress comes to go to with a purpose to higher perceive her and painting her in a film. But their household dynamics start to unravel with the strain of the skin gaze, main the girl’s husband to start to confront what occurred and what it means to be an empty-nester when he’s simply 36 years previous.

“What so appealed to me about Samy Burch’s exceptional script was how it navigated potentially volatile subject matter with a kind of observational patience that allowed the characters in the story to be explored with uncommon subtlety,” Todd Haynes mentioned in an announcement.

Rocket Science will current the movies to worldwide patrons at Cannes, and UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are co-representing the movie’s U.S. rights.

Producing “May December” are Jessica Elbaum and Will Ferrell of Gloria Sanchez Productions, Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler of Killer Films. Natalie Portman and Sophie Mas can even produce below their MountainA banner.

Haynes is terribly busy, as his documentary movie “The Velvet Underground,” concerning the legendary rock band, is among the many movies slated to make its premiere at Cannes subsequent month. He’s additionally lately set Michelle Williams to star as Peggy Lee in his biopic “Fever.”

Portman will subsequent be seen in “Thor: Love and Thunder” from director Taika Waititi and lately wrapped principal pictures on the movie. She’s additionally starring in an HBO movie “The Days of Abandonment.”

Julianne Moore will subsequent star in Universal’s musical “Dear Evan Hansen.” She simply starred in “The Woman in the Window” alongside Amy Adams and at the moment stars in “Lisey’s Story” for Apple TV+.

Rocket Science’s Cannes slate consists of Sean Penn’s “Flag Day,” which is enjoying in competitors and was simply picked up by MGM. Some different upcoming initiatives embrace Zach Braff’s subsequent movie “A Good Person,” starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman, and the Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man” from director Michael Gracey.

Haynes is represented by CAA and Cinetic Media; Portman is represented by CAA and Agence Adequat; Moore by WME and Management 360; Burch is represented by Grandview; and Elbaum, Ferrell and Gloria Sanchez are represented by UTA, Mosaic and attorneys Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.