Benedict Cumberbatch joins August: Osage County
The story centers on the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. Meryl Streep stars as the mother Violet Weston, with Julia Roberts and Margo Martindale playing her daughters, Barbara and Mattie Fay.
Benedict Cumberbatch is playing Mattie Fay's son, who is constantly belittled and tormented by his mother. He also believes that Charles Aiken (Chris Cooper) is his father, although he was actually conceived from an affair. Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, and Juliette Lewis also star.
John Wells is directing from a screenplay by Tracy Letts, who adapted her own play for the silver screen. Production is scheduled to begin in late September, on location in Oklahoma.
August: Osage County comes to theaters November 8th, 2013 and stars Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, Juliette Lewis, Benedict Cumberbatch. The film is directed by John Wells.
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THE JOKER
@skywise Scary part is, he is getting significantly better with everything he does!
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skywise
I am a big fan of C*mberbatch at this point so this is good news for me.
9 months agoby @skywiseFlag
THE JOKER
Nice, a lot of really good names on this one!
9 months agoby @mcleve02Flag