They famously worked together in the likes of B**arefoot In The Park **and The Electric Horseman, and have long wanted to share the screen again. So Jane Fonda and Robert Redford are planning to co-star in **Our Souls At Night.
According to Deadline, Netflix is in talks to back the movie, making it the latest in its series of acquisitions along the line of Beasts Of No Nation. Redford is producing the film, and The Fault In Our Stars duo Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber are on board to adapt Kent Haruf’s novel.
The story, set in Colorado, follows Addie Moore (Fonda, if this all comes together), a widow living alone after her children have long moved away. She visits her neighbour, Louis Waters (Redford), similarly single and an old friend of Addie’s through decades of life. She wants to become more than friends, and seeks his companionship in this later stage of their lives.
Should Netflix close the deal, it will schedule a brief theatrical run before the movie ends up on its site. There’s no director yet, but with the people involved, expect the details to come together quickly. Fonda is no stranger to the streaming service, appearing on its comedy drama Grace And Frankie with Lily Tomlin. Film-wise, she has Gabriele Muccino’s Fathers And Daughters arriving on November 13 and Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth due on January 15. Redford will be seen in A Walk In The Woods (out September 18), Dan Rather biopic Truth (which just debuted in Toronto but doesn’t let have a UK release) and Disney live-action remake Pete’s Dragon landing on August 12 next year.