Jonathan Rhys Myers Joins Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson In Henry James’ “The Aspern Papers”
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- Published on Monday, 07 August 2017 23:14
Academy Award® Winner Vanessa Redgrave and Golden Globe® Nominee Joely Richardson are headlining an all-star cast in the adaptation of Henry James’s novel The Aspern Papers. Julien Landais is directing from an adaptation he wrote with Jean Pavans and Hannah Bhuiya.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“The Tudors”), Jon Kortajarena ( “Quantico”), Poppy Delevingne (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Morgane Polanski (“Vikings,”), Alice Aufray (Un village presque parfait) and Barbara Meier (Schreie der Vergessenen) have joined Ms. Redgrave and Ms. Richardson on location.
Set in Venice in 1885, Morton Vint (Rhys Meyers), an ambiguous young writer and publisher fascinated by iconic romantic poet Jeffrey Aspern, strives to get his hands on the letters Aspern wrote to his beautiful mistress, Juliana Bordereau (Redgrave).
Now, decades later, Juliana lives in a Venetian palazzo with her niece (Richardson), whom she dominates and Morton tries to seduce. Production is currently underway on original location in Venice, Italy.
Gabriela Bacher is producing for Film House Germany’s Summerstorm Entertainment, alongside Julien Landais for Princeps Films. Executive Producers include James Ivory (who supported Landais through development), Charles S. Cohen of Cohen Media Group, Francois Sarkozy, Christian Angermayer, Klemens Hallmann and Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz. Bruno Wang serves as Co-Executive Producer. ARRI Media will be handling foreign sales.
Rhys Meyers was Emmy® nominated and won a Golden Globe® for his role in “Elvis,” and has since starred as King Henry VIII in “The Tudors,” for which he garnered two Golden Globe® nominations, as Dracula in “Dracula,” which he also produced, and currently stars as Bishop Heahmund in the History Channel’s Emmy Award® Nominated series “Vikings.” Notable film credits include: the Academy Award® nominated Match Point, Vanity Fair, Mission Impossible III, From Paris with Love, and many more.
Kortajarena is known for his role as Felix Cordova in ABC’s “Quantico,” and has previously starred in films including A Single Man, The Cliff, Skins, and more. Delevingne has appeared in television series including “The Royals” and “Love Advent,” and films including Pirate Radio, Elvis & Nixon, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Kingman: The Golden Circle. Polanski most recently starred in the History Channel’s Emmy Award® Nominated series “Vikings,” and her slate includes roles in films such as The Pianist, Oliver Twist, and The Ghost Writer. Aufray has previously appeared in Un village presque parfait. Meier is a German actress also known as the winner of the second cycle of Germany's Next Top Model.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and CAA; Jon Kortajarena by View Management and Untitled Entertainment and ICM Partner; Poppy Delevingneby LINK Entertainment and WME; Morgane Polanski by Jen Turner at Finley Management and 42 in the UK; Alice Aufray by Rosallie Miller Mann; and Barbara Meier by StormSolutions and bluesparrow.
