Josh Hartnett Joins Elle Fanning in Moonsong Biopic
Hartnett will play "Big Bill" Gaston opposite Elle Fanning's Margaret Wise Brown in Rebecca Miller's film, with Emma Thompson and Sally Hawkins also in the cast.
Josh Hartnett will star opposite Elle Fanning in Rebecca Miller's Margaret Wise Brown biopic Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses, comingsoon.net reported. Fanning plays the children's author, while Hartnett takes the role of "Big Bill" Gaston.
Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Danny Huston, Robert Aramayo and Chloe Pirrie have also joined the cast, with Julianne Moore playing the poet Michael Strange. Rebecca Miller wrote the screenplay, adapting Leonard S. Marcus's biography Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon.
Behind the camera, Jarin Blatchke serves as cinematographer, Neal Scanlan handles creature effects and puppetry, Malgosia Turzanska designs costumes and Kim Jennings leads production design. Martin Scorsese executive produces, while Round Films produces with Damon Cardasis and Miller.
Production reportedly begins in May 2027. The project is heading to an international sales launch.
Quick answers
Who stars in Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses?
Elle Fanning plays Margaret Wise Brown and Josh Hartnett plays "Big Bill" Gaston. Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Danny Huston, Robert Aramayo, Chloe Pirrie and Julianne Moore are also in the cast.
When does filming for Moonsong begin?
Production reportedly begins in May 2027.
Who is directing Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses?
Rebecca Miller directs and wrote the screenplay, adapting Leonard S. Marcus's biography.