Billy Wilder & Me | Stephen Frears

[Cremildo]

Christoph Waltz is to lead Stephen Frears and Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Billy Wilder & Me.

The No Time to Die and Inglorious Basterds star will play Wilder in the part coming-of-age story, part true-to-life portrait of the Hollywood icon, which is adapted from a book by Jonathan Coe. In the summer of 1977, an innocent young woman begins working for famed director Billy Wilder and his screenwriter Iz Diamond on a Greek island during the filming of Fedora. When she follows Wilder to Germany to continue the shoot, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the heart of his family history.

The film sees Frears and two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Hampton reunited for their third collaboration after Dangerous Liaisons and Cheri.

Production will commence in Greece, Munich and Paris, with casting of further principal roles coming shortly. [+]

[RCRochester]

I can't really picture Waltz as Wilder. I'm thinking of someone more like Toby Jones.

[Cremildo]

Maya Hawke, John Turturro & Jon Hamm have joined the cast

[RFK]

Alway's up for more Stephen Frears. Looking forward to this!

[Cremildo]

It doesn't seem like this is happening anytime soon. Says Frears:

We’d like to make it happen but it’s a difficult time for finding money.