Oscar winner Dustin "Rain Man" Hoffman will co-star with actor Paul "Cinderella Man" Giamatti in the upcoming $28-million feature-film adaptation of Canadian author Mordecai Richler's novel Barney's Version. Produced by Toronto's Serendipity Point Films, Hoffman will play the role of 'Izzy', a retired cop and father of 'Barney'. Production is set to start in Rome on Aug. 17, with scenes also being shot in New York, Montreal and the Quebec Laurentians. The feature is being produced in association with Rome's Fandango and Montreal's Lyla Films. Richler won the Giller Prize for 1997's Barney's Version, written as the autobiography of a hard-drinking man who finally calms down after meeting the love of his life 'Miriam', while recounting a life that includes friendship, romance and murder. Screenplay was adapted by Montreal writer Michael Konyves to be helmed by Richard J. "Whale Music" Lewis, noted as a writer/director of more than 50 episodes...
- 5/27/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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