“Could December” breakout Charles Melton has lined up one other main function and is about to star alongside Elizabeth Olsen in Todd Solondz‘s subsequent movie, the darkly comedian “Love Youngster.”
Killer Movies (“Previous Lives,” “Could December”), 2AM (“Previous Lives”) Volition Media (“Sam and Kate,” “Land of Dangerous”) and Gramercy Park Media (“The Fabulous 4,” “Blood for Mud”) are teaming with Rocket Science to convey the challenge to this week’s European Movie Market.
“Love Youngster” follows Misty, who’s caught in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old is her solely comfort. When Simple, a good-looking vagabond stranger, seems, Junior hatches a plan to eliminate his father in order that his mom can marry him as an alternative. However issues find yourself backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet one more plan, this one much more devious, and with extra disastrous—and sudden—penalties.
Cindy Bru of Volition Media, Christine Vachon of Killer Movies, David Hinojosa of 2AM and Ford Corbett of Gramercy Park Media will produce. Michael Jefferson, Adam Beasley, Atilla Yucer, Joshua Harris and Steven Farneth will government produce.
The movie is absolutely financed by Volition Media and Gramercy Park Media. Rocket Science is dealing with worldwide gross sales at EFM; Cinetic Media and WME co-represent U.S rights.
“I’m past excited to work with Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton on what will likely be an excellent enjoyable and playful celebration of Hollywood films,” mentioned Solondz.
Added Olsen, “I’m a long-time fan of Todd’s work and to collaborate with him on this movie is a real dream.”
Vachon commented, “I’m thrilled to re-team with Todd Solondz on ‘Love Youngster.’ We’ve labored collectively for a few years now, beginning with ‘Happiness’ within the late 90s, and extra lately with ‘Wiener Canine.’ ‘Love Youngster’ is yet one more instance of his singularity as a filmmaker – this darkish, hilarious film might solely come from him.”
Olsen is represented by The Gersh Company and Brillstein Leisure Companions; Melton by CAA and 111 Media; Solondz by WME and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
