David Lynch Has Joined the Cast of Steven Spielberg's Semi-Autobiographical Drama THE FABELMANS

Director, writer, and actor David Lynch (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive) has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming drama feature, The Fabelmans. His role is being kept a secret for now. This will mark the first collaboration between the two directors, who both began their careers in the 1970s.

While plot details remain under wraps, The Fabelmans is described as “a semi-autobiographical project, drawing from Spielberg’s time growing up in Arizona.”

Lynch joins a cast that includes Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Julia Butters, and newcomer Gabriel LaBelle. Williams and Dano are expected to take on characters drawn from Spielberg’s parents, while Rogen’s role is said to be influenced by Spielberg’s uncle. LaBelle stars as aspiring filmmaker Sammy, a Spielberg analog, while Butters portrays his sister, Anne. The rest of the ensemble also features Judd Hirsch, Sam Rechner, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett, Jonathan Hadary, and Isabelle Kusman.

Spielberg co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Tony Kushner marking the director’s first screenplay credit since 2001’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence. The pair recently teamed on West Side Story, with previous collaborations including 2005’s Munich and 2012’s Lincoln. Spielberg and Kushner also serve as producers on the film.

I, like most of you, am a big fan of Spielberg and mostly everything he makes, so I am excited for this movie, which will give us a personal look at the director from his own point of view.

The Fabelmans is expected to be released on November 23, 2022.

via: Variety