Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Jeremy Northam, and Christopher Walken will star in the indie drama A Late Quartet. Last August, we reported that Ethan Hawke had joined the project, but it now appears that he has dropped out. The Playlist previously reported that Hoffman and Keener were on board. According to the press release, the four actors will play "a world-renowned string quartet struggling to stay together as they mark their 25th anniversary in the face of illness, competing egos and insuppressible lust." Imogen Poots (Centurion) and Liraz Charhi (Fair Game) will also star. Filming is set to begin later this month in New York City. Yaron Zilberman will make his feature film directing debut from his own script.Hit the jump to check out the press release.
Here's the press release:
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 2011 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Jeremy Northam and Christopher Walken have joined the cast of A LATE QUARTET, the highly anticipated upcoming indie feature from first-time writer/director Yaron Zilberman. Principal photography is scheduled to begin late January 2011 in New York City.
Hoffman, Keener, Northam and Walken play a world-renowned string quartet struggling to stay together as they mark their 25th anniversary in the face of illness, competing egos and insuppressible lust. Imogen Poots and Liraz Charhi also co-star.
"I’m thrilled to have been given the opportunity to collaborate with such incredible actors,†said Zilberman. “I couldn’t imagine a more perfect cast to embody the characters of A LATE QUARTET.â€
Based on his original story, Zilberman wrote the script with Seth Grossman, and will be producing along with his producing partner Tamar Sela through their Opening Night Productions banner. Also producing: Vanessa Coifman, David Faigenblum, Emanuel Michael and Mandy Tagger. Executive Producers are Adi Ezroni, Cassandra Kulukundis and RKO Pictures’ Ted Hartley. The film will be produced in association with Concept Entertainment, Spring Pictures and Unison Films.
A LATE QUARTET also features a prestigious production team including director of photography Frederick Elmes (SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK), production designer John Kasarda (Revolutionary Road), costume designer Joseph G. Aulisi (Taking Woodstock) and casting director Cassandra Kulukundis (There Will Be Blood).
The film will be Zilberman’s debut feature after his 2004 Awards Winning documentary Watermarks about an Austrian woman's swim team in the 1930s.
[The painting above is "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" by Brandon Bird. I used it because A) It had Walken; and B) Why not]