Tim Roth is in talks to play political operative Henry Kissinger in the Cannes package. Kissinger in Paris.
Jeff Stanzler is set to direct from his screenplay, which is being billed as a satire with drawing comparisons. Shake the dog.. Robin Wright, Mary Louise Parker, Lucy Hale, David Cross, Jimmy O’Young, Rob Corddry and Dylan Penn are also in talks to star in the ensemble.
As for the plot, perhaps it’s best to refer to the official synopsis: “The film tells the (mostly) true story of Henry Kissinger – a middle-aged, politically washed-up Harvard professor who travels to Paris in 1968. The height of his student protests and the start of the sexual revolution, he destroyed the Paris peace talks and changed the course of modern history returned to America as – and even more shockingly… as the least likely international sex symbol of modern times.
Claude Dal will produce for Farra and Brian Keady. To Leslie Costume from BCDF Pictures with stencils. CAA Media Finance and Concourse Media are jointly representing domestic rights, and Concourse is handling international rights, with sales beginning in Cannes.
“As a young boy I watched Dr. Kissinger, who looked more like me than Robert Redford, on TV, while he was dating a different world-famous actress or model every month,” Stenzler said. — they had no rivals,” Stenzler said. “I’m thrilled to be working with Tim, Robin and so many other incredible actors to bring this crazy Paris ’68 weekend to life.”
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