Tony-winning theater director Sam Gold is looking to make the leap to the big screen as he is in negotiations for the Rosemary Kennedy film Letters From Rosemary.
Steve Golin and Doug Wald of Anonymous Content will produce the project written by first-timer Nick Yarborough. Allard Cantor, Jarrod Murray and Richard Arlook are executive producing.
The Black List script tells the heartbreaking story of Rose Marie Rosemary Kennedy first born daughter to Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph Kennedy, Sr., and the eldest sister of John, Robert and Ted Kennedy. ,Rosemary displayed behavioral problems, resulting in less academic and sporting ability than her siblings. Her father arranged one of the first prefrontal lobotomies for her at the age of 23, but it failed and left her incapacitated permanently. Rosemary spent the rest of her life in an institution in Jefferson, Wisconsin, with minimal contact from her family. Her condition may have inspired her sister, Eunice, to initiate the Special Olympics during 1962.
For Anonymous, this marks another film the banner can add to their growing list of hard-hitting dramatic material. In addition to Spotlight, Anonymous was behind The Revenant, which saw Leonardo DiCaprio take home an Oscar for best leading actor, and Alejandro G. Inarritu for best director. They are also behind TV shows like Mr. Robot and True Detective.
The film marks Golds first major movie having mainly stuck to Broadway and Off-Broadway material over the years. In addition to winning a Tony for directing the 2015 musical Fun Home, in the past five years alone Gold has worked with well-known actors including Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal. He will also reunite with Daniel Craig when he directs an Off-Broadway production of Othello, also starring David Oyelowo.
