The Goldfinch | Warner Bros. & Amazon

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https://variety.com/2016/film/news/john-crowley-direct-the-goldfinch-1201809544/

John Crowley is in talks to direct the highly anticipated adaptation of Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Goldfinch.” Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the sought after novel in 2014 and tapped Peter Straughan to adapt the script. With a script now in, Crowley soon rose to the top of the list of people to helm the project and insiders now say an offer has been put on the table. The story, which takes place over two decades, follows a 13-year-old boy who loses his mother in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He survives the explosion, steals the Carel Fabritius painting the Goldfinch, gets taken in by an Upper East Side family and eventually reunites with his father, an alcoholic gambling addict who takes him to Las Vegas.

Crowley is coming off “Brooklyn” which was nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture.

https://variety.com/2017/film/news/goldfinch-film-amazon-warner-bros-1202531064/

Warner Bros. is finalizing a deal with Amazon Studios to co-finance its film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch,” Variety has learned. As part of the pact, Amazon will invest more than a third of the movie’s budget, which is estimated to be in the $40 million range, according to insiders. In return, it will get streaming rights to the picture on its Prime service.

It will also launch the picture on home entertainment platforms in what is commonly referred to as the pay-TV window, the term for when movies debut on premium cable channels such as HBO and Showtime. Warner Bros. will distribute the film in theaters worldwide. There were several other parties interested in boarding the project, but Amazon was the most aggressive. The e-retailer believes the project is a good fit for its customer base, because Tartt’s novel was a big seller on its platform. It also views the partnership on the movie as a good branding opportunity.

 

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https://variety.com/2017/film/news/ansel-elgort-goldfinch-adaptation-1202574604/

Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios look to have found the star for their adaptation of Donna Tartt’s acclaimed novel “The Goldfinch,” offering Ansel Elgort the lead role.

Director John Crowley had been meeting with several candidates for almost two months before finally handing Elgort the role of Theo.

https://variety.com/2017/film/news/aneurin-barnard-goldfinch-boris-1202587544/

Aneurin Barnard, who recently broke out in Warner Bros.’ “Dunkirk,” has landed the key role of Boris in the studio’s highly anticipated adaptation of “The Goldfinch.”

https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sarah-paulson-the-goldfinch-adaptation-at-warner-bros-1202615775/

With “American Horror Story” wrapping up another season, Sarah Paulson is looking to build on a busy schedule, as she is in negotiations to join Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios’ adaptation of “The Goldfinch,” sources tell Variety. Paulson will play Xandra, the girlfriend of Theo’s father.

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/jeffrey-wright-the-goldfinch-adaptation-1202659241/

Jeffrey Wright is in negotiations to play Hobie in in Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios’ movie adaptation of “The Goldfinch.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/luke-wilson-joins-ansel-elgort-goldfinch-1073845?utm_source=twitter

Luke Wilson has closed a deal to join the cast of The Goldfinch, the adaptation of the Donna Tartt best-seller being made by Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios. Wilson will play Elgort’s father, a failed actor and alcoholic who comes back into his life to try to take care of him.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stranger-things-star-finn-wolfhard-joins-ansel-elgort-goldfinch-1074809

Finn Wolfhard, one of the stars of Stranger Things, has joined the cast of The Goldfinch, the adaptation of the Donna Tartt best-seller being made by Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios. Wolfhard has nabbed the key role of Young Boris, a Ukrainian student and troublemaker who bonds with Theo due to their both having lost their mothers and who introduces him to drugs and alcohol.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180123006389/en/Filming-Underway-Warner-Bros.-Pictures-Amazon-Studios

The drama is being directed by BAFTA Award winner John Crowley (“Brooklyn”) and features a multigenerational cast led by Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver”) as Theo Decker and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (“The Hours,” “Big Little Lies”) as Mrs. Barbour.

The film’s main ensemble cast also includes Ashleigh Cummings (“Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”) as Pippa, Willa Fitzgerald (“Little Women”) as Kitsey Barbour, Aimee Laurence (“Chicago P.D.”) as Young Pippa, Denis O’Hare (“American Horror Story”) as Lucius Reeve, Peter Jacobson (“Colony”) as Mr. Silver, Luke Kleintank (“The Man in the High Castle”) as Platt Barbour, Joey Slotnick (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”) as Dave, Robert Joy (“CSI: NY”) as Welty, and newcomer Ryan Foust as Andy.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes multiple Oscar-nominated director of photography Roger Deakins (“Blade Runner 2049,” “Sicario,” “Unbroken”), Oscar-nominated production designer K.K. Barrett (“Her”), costume designer Kasia Walicka Maimone (“Bridge of Spies,” upcoming “Ready Player One”), and editor Kelley Dixon (“Breaking Bad”).

 

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Trailer drops tomorrow

 

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[terry78]

Yeah I definitely will check this one out. Caught the trailer during Spider-Man.

 

[scarlet-witch]

I thought the trailer looked interesting until I read a synopsis of the book, I don't think this is something I'd enjoy.

 

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[terry78]

I feel like I need to see this on the weekend, but I haven't been hearing a lot of buzz.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah, I thought that this was going to be some kind of event movie by how big the book was.

Guess nobody cares?