Last October, you may recall that Aaron Eckhart signed on to play Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in The Drummer. Now he’s getting some romantic attention in the shape of Vera Farmiga.
She’s joined the film to play Christine McVie, better known as the singer-songwriter part of Fleetwood Mac. The film’s plot will track the six years of Wilson’s life that saw him consumed in a passionate, tumultuous relationship with McVie that ended with his death in 1983. Their love match reportedly inspired Mac’s 1982 song Hold Me, which was co-written by McVie.
Bottle Shock director Randall Miller is the man who wrote the script and will call the shots on the film. And he knows exactly why Farmiga won the role. Well, besides her acting abilities, that is: she’s also a classically trained pianist. “She has a number of duets with Eckhart in the film," Miller tells Variety. "The combination of Aaron and Vera will be pure magic."
With the rights to Wilson’s life and music locked in place, Miller will start shooting June 15. Farmiga will next be seen in Safe House, which unlocks its doors in cinemas on February 24.