Jerzy Skolimowski Billy Wilder Stephen Frears Jim Jarmusch Jeremy Thomas Christos V.Konstantakopoulos Christopher Hampton Hollywood Germany Greece Hollywood film Jerzy Skolimowski Billy Wilder Stephen Frears Jim Jarmusch Jeremy Thomas Christos V.Konstantakopoulos Christopher Hampton Hollywood Germany Greece

Christoph Waltz to Play Billy Wilder in New Film From Jeremy Thomas

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Manori Ravindran International EditorChristoph Waltz will play Hollywood legend Billy Wilder in a new project from producer Jeremy Thomas.“Billy Wilder & Me” will be adapted by Christopher Hampton from Jonathan Coe’s book, with Stephen Frears directing.

Billed as part coming-of-age story and part true-life portrait of Wilder, the film looks to capture “a heroic icon of Hollywood’s golden era for all cinema lovers.”Wilder’s directing credits include “Sunset Blvd.,” “The Apartment” and “The Seven Year Itch.”Here’s an official synopsis for the pic: In the summer of 1977, an innocent young woman begins working for famed director Billy Wilder and his screenwriter Iz Diamond on a Greek island during the filming of “Fedora.” When she follows Wilder to Germany to continue the shoot, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the heart of his family history.

Frears has again teamed with two-time Oscar winning screenwriter Hampton, marking their third collaboration after “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Cheri.” Thomas and Frears made cult road movie “The Hit” in 1984.Co-producers are Reinhard Brundig and Christos V.

Konstantakopoulos, who previously partnered with Thomas on Jim Jarmusch’s “Only Lovers Left Alive.”Production will begin in the spring of 2023 in Greece, Munich and Paris.

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