Mary Stuart Masterson last dipped her toes in the waters of big studio filmmaking in 1997’s The Postman. And it appears to have scared her away into Indie territory for good.
The Cake Eaters is her latest job, but with a twist – she’s directing this one. The film, which has been written by and will star Jayce Bartok (who appeared in the Station Agent and cropped up in Spider-Man as the subway busker singing the superhero’s praises), follows two families brought together by the return of a son. Naturally, this prodigal child’s return stirs up a mess of emotions and the usual amount of skeletons come rattling from the wardrobe. The log line mentions a battle with “old ghosts”, but we’re guessing the subject matter, and more importantly the budget, mean you can’t take that literally.
Masterson starts shooting in New York next month.