Sean Bean and Miranda Richardson Join John Malkovich in Composer Biopic THE YELLOW TIE

Sean Bean and Miranda Richardson are set to star alongside John Malkovich in the upcoming biopic titled The Yellow Tie, which is about Romanian composer Sergiu Celibidache.

The Yellow Tie tells the story of “controversial classical conductor Sergiu Celibidache, one of Romania’s best known classical music artists. He battled homelessness and prejudice before becoming the youngest ever conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.”

I’m not familiar with this conductor, but it sounds like he led an interesting life. The cast also includes Ben Schnetzer (The Book Thief), who is replacing Rupert Friend. Schnetzer will play a young version of Celebidachi while Malkovich will play the composer later in life.

Other cast members include Kate Phillips (Downton Abbey), Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones) and Charlie Rowe (Rocketman).

Celibidache’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi, will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with James Olivier. The movie is set to start shooting in Bucharest, Romania later this month.

Source: Variety