Elliot Page is Set To Star Alongside Hillary Baack in a New Drama CLOSE TO YOU
Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy) is set to star opposite Hillary Baack (Sound of Metal) in a new film project titled Close to You. The story centers on a character named Sam (Page), “who has a chance encounter with an old friend (Baack) on his way home to a dreaded family reunion that forces him to confront long-buried memories.”
The movie is being helmed by director Dominic Savage (I Am…), who also developed and wrote the story along with Page. Savage said in a statement: “It has been a remarkable experience to collaborate with Elliot Page on this very special and unique film about love, identity and family. I’m so proud of what we have achieved with the film. It has been an honor to work with Elliot to bring this very poignant, personal and important story to life and to the screen.”
Page added: “I’m proud to have worked with Dominic and Hillary on this beautiful film. It’s been a pleasure collaborating with them and the incredibly talented cast and crew. I look forward to sharing it with audiences soon.”
Producers Anita Gou (The Farewell, Honey Boy) and Sam Intili (I Saw the TV Glow) went on to say: “Dominic and Elliot’s story about love and belonging immediately resonated with us when we first heard about Close to You. This film is an act of pure trust and collaboration between the two of them. Dominic grants his actors the opportunity to explore their craft in a radical way and we can’t wait for audiences to see the power and vulnerability in Elliot’s performance.”
The movie is being produced by Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee, who developed the project under their UK banner, Me + You Productions; and Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich of Good Question Media in Canada; and Rolling Dices Nia Vazirani (The Trial of Chicago 7).
Source: Deadline