Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley are set to co-star in “My Salinger Year,” the big-screen adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s international bestseller, which will be directed by Oscar-nominated Canadian director Philippe Falardeau.Memento Films International (“Call Me by Your Name”) has come on board to handle international sales and is co-representing the U.S.
rights with UTA Independent Film Group.“This is a total crowd-pleaser that will draw a substantial audience,” said Tanja Meissner, head of international sales at Memento.
“All the relevant ingredients are assembled: an irresistibly charming and tender story in which ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ meets the literary world.”“My Salinger Year” will start shooting in Montreal and New York this Spring.
Luc Déry and Kim McCraw from micro_scope are producing the film.
The Canadian company’s critically acclaimed credits include Denis Villeneuve’s “Incendies” and “Enemy,” as well as Falardeau’s “Monsieur Lazhar,” which was
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