Judd Hirsch and Jeannie Berlin Among Actors Cast in Steven Spielberg's Semi-Autobiographical Film THE FABELMANS
Steven Spielberg has hired several actors to fill in the cast of his upcoming semi-biographical film that is going under the working title The Fabelmans. The actors include Oscar nominees Judd Hirsch (Ordinary People, Independence Day) and Jeannie Berlin (The Heartbreak Kid, Succession), and veteran stage and screen actors Robin Bartlett (Mad About You, American Horror Story) and Jonathan Hadary (Veep, Girls5eva), who will play the older relatives of a young, aspiring filmmaker — played by Gabriel LaBelle (The Predator) — who is loosely based on Spielberg’s experiences as a kid in Arizona.
The new cast members are joining a high-powered ensemble cast led by Oscar-winner Michelle Williams and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Paul Dano, who are playing versions of Spielberg’s late mother and father; Seth Rogen, who is based on Spielberg’s favorite uncle; Julia Butters, playing the stand-in for Spielberg’s sister; and Sam Rechner, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East and Isabelle Kusman, who are playing high school classmates.
Spielberg co-wrote the screenplay with regular collaborator Tony Kushner (Lincoln, West Side Story), and both men are producing the film with Kristie Macosko Krieger, backed by Amblin Partners. Production is currently underway with a release planned for 2022.
via: Variety