With the Toronto Film Festival in full swing, there are naturally projects still looking to score distribution deals before the cameras roll. One such example is Mark Pellington’s** The Last Word**, which has Amanda Seyfried and Shirley MacLaine attached to star{
The Last Word finds MacLaine as an opinionated woman who has decided that, far from leaving her obituary in the hands of someone else, she’ll work on it now, before she dies. She’s teamed up with a young writer (Seyfried) from the local paper, who thinks they should dig deeper to find the real story. Cue a journey that will help MacLaine’s bitter character find her passion for life again. "This is a funny, heartwarming and emotionally tender tale of life,” says Pellington. It explores the true source of power for independent women, and is a riotous life affirming film about the lessons learned through time and the generational gifts that are bestowed.” Backers Myriad will be touting the film’s rights at the festival.
Seyfried will next be seen in Pan, which is out here on 16 October, and Love The Coopers, currently targeting a December 4 release. MacLaine worked on action comedy **Wild Oats **and is shooting basketball biopic Men Of Granite.