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Egoyan heads to 1970s Los Angeles in Somebody Loves You
Screendaily
by Denis Seguin in Toronto
June 17, 2004
Canadian auteur Atom Egoyan is preparing his tenth feature, entitled
Somebody Loves You, with long-time collaborator Robert Lantos of Serendipity
Point Films producing.
The Academy Award-nominated Egoyan wrote the screenplay based on the novel
Where The Truth Lies by Broadway wunderkind Rupert Holmes. Sandra
Cunningham, a co-producer on Egoyan's Ararat, will perform a similar role.
Principal photography is slated to commence in August in Toronto.
Serendipity would not confirm casting.
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the story follows a young celebrity journalist as
she tracks the secrets of a showbiz duo who were driven apart by a bizarre
death in which one of them may have played the part of murderer. The deeper
she digs the more she finds herself involved with both men and perhaps
risking more than she bargained for.
It's the third adaptation of a novel for Egoyan, after 1997's The Sweet
Hereafter and 1999's Felicia's Journey. Egoyan acquired the rights to Where
The Truth Lies in early 2003, well before its publication date last autumn.
It was recently released in paperback in North America.
Where The Truth Lies is the first novel by Holmes, whose Broadway musical
The Mystery of Edwin Drood won Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Music and
Best Lyrics, making him the first person to ever win all three prizes
solely.
Produced by Serendipity Point Films and Ego Film Arts, the project is backed
by Telefilm Canada. Other backers will likely include The Harold Greenberg
Fund, Super Ecran and The Movie Network.
Screendaily
by Denis Seguin in Toronto
June 17, 2004
Canadian auteur Atom Egoyan is preparing his tenth feature, entitled
Somebody Loves You, with long-time collaborator Robert Lantos of Serendipity
Point Films producing.
The Academy Award-nominated Egoyan wrote the screenplay based on the novel
Where The Truth Lies by Broadway wunderkind Rupert Holmes. Sandra
Cunningham, a co-producer on Egoyan's Ararat, will perform a similar role.
Principal photography is slated to commence in August in Toronto.
Serendipity would not confirm casting.
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the story follows a young celebrity journalist as
she tracks the secrets of a showbiz duo who were driven apart by a bizarre
death in which one of them may have played the part of murderer. The deeper
she digs the more she finds herself involved with both men and perhaps
risking more than she bargained for.
It's the third adaptation of a novel for Egoyan, after 1997's The Sweet
Hereafter and 1999's Felicia's Journey. Egoyan acquired the rights to Where
The Truth Lies in early 2003, well before its publication date last autumn.
It was recently released in paperback in North America.
Where The Truth Lies is the first novel by Holmes, whose Broadway musical
The Mystery of Edwin Drood won Tony Awards for Best Book, Best Music and
Best Lyrics, making him the first person to ever win all three prizes
solely.
Produced by Serendipity Point Films and Ego Film Arts, the project is backed
by Telefilm Canada. Other backers will likely include The Harold Greenberg
Fund, Super Ecran and The Movie Network.