Paul Dano, soon to be back on our screens opposite Daniel Radcliffe in Swiss Army Man, is branching out into directing with Wildlife (we bought you the news of Dano's next move in August.) He's scored a great cast so far for this directorial debut, as Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan are his leads.
Dano and Zoe Kazan have adapted the script from Richard Ford's 1990 novel. The book's story follows teenager Joe Brinson, whose family moves to Montana when he's 16. The shift in location doesn't help the underlying family tension, as his father, a professional golfer who teaches at a local club, discovers that his wife is having an affair. And there is also the threat of a looming fire...
With indie production companies June Pictures and Nine Stories setting this one up, Dano should have the cameras rolling in November, intending to film in Montana and Oklahoma.
Swiss Army Man is out in the UK on Friday.