David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Parker Posey, Rodrigo Santoro, Tony Shalhoub, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, and Diane Baker have joined the cast of Hemingway & Gellhorn. The HBO film tells the story of Ernest Hemingway (played by Clive Owen) and Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman), two literary minds who challenged each other throughout a âtumultuous romance and subsequent five-year marriage.â (Gellhorn reportedly inspired one of Hemingwayâs most acclaimed novels, For Whom the Bell Tolls.) Philip Kaufman (Quills) is set to direct; James Gandolfini will executive produce.Hit the jump for the character breakdown.Courtesy of Deadline:
- David Strathairn -- John Dos Passos, American writer and friend of Hemingway
- Molly Parker -- Pauline, Hemingway's second wife
- Parker Posey -- Mary, Hemingway's fourth wife
- Rodrigo Santoro -- Zarra, a Spanish Loyalist and friend of Dos Passos
- Lars Ulrich -- Joris Ivens, the Dutch documentarian of The Spanish Earth
- Santiago Cabrera -- Robert Capa, famous war photographer
- Saverio Guerra -- Sidney Franklin, Hemingway's close friend
- Peter Coyote -- Maxwell Perkins, Hemingway's editor
- Diane Baker -- Martha's mother
- Tony Shalhoub -- Koltsov, a Russian journalist and apparatchik.
Quite the eclectic cast. (In this instance, "eclectic" is a synonym for "Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is in this movie.)
Hemingway & Gellhorn is scheduled to premiere sometime next year.