The film will be Schrader's follow-up to 'The Card Counter,' premiering in competition at Venice this week. Edgerton stars as the master gardener of a grand estate of a wealthy dowager played by Weaver.
Like all of his work, the film is based on an original screenplay by Schrader. “When the idea first started, it was one of my male protagonists, but then these two women intervened and it became something more complex and unique,” he said in a statement.
HanWay Films will handle international sales and distribution following its collaboration with Schrader onThe company is co-repping the North American sale with David Gonzales. The casting was unveiled in Venice, but sales are expected to begin at the Toronto Film Festival. Said Gabrielle Stewart, managing director of HanWay Films: “Paul Schrader is at the top of his form, and HanWay is excited to be collaborating again with one of film’s greatest writer-directors.
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