HOFFMAN TO MAKE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Posted 10:21am 01/16/09
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN is to make his directorial debut with a romantic comedy
called JACK GOES BOATING.
The Oscar winning actor will helm and star in the movie, an adaptation of an
Off Broadway play by Bob Glaudini about two misfits living in New York City.
Gone Baby Gone actress Amy Ryan will star opposite Hoffman, with John Ortiz
and Daphne Rubin-Vega reprising their roles from the stage production.
The show will be overseen by Overture Films, the company which signed a deal
with Hoffman's production house Cooper's Town last year (08).
Overture's chief operating officer Danny Rosett says, "Phil is such a unique
talent, and this opportunity to work his creative mojo not just in front of the
camera but also from the director's chair is just irresistible for us."
(AV/WNWCTF/LR) *WENN
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