Tom McCarthy is back. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, I understand. He hasn’t done a film since the Matt Damon-led Stillwater five years ago. But before that, he directed the Best Picture winner Spotlight and also won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Before that, he directed three indie gems in a row with The Station Agent, The Visitor, and Win Win. He also co-wrote the screenplay to Pixar’s Up. And now, McCarthy is returning with a new film, The Statement, that will star Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, and Peter Sarsgaard.
The news comes from Jeff Sneider at TheInsneider. Shooting is set to begin in February on The Statement, which is set up at Sony Pictures Classics, according to Deadline. Here’s a synopsis from the Nathaniel Rich book, Losing Faith, that it’s an adaptation of…
At a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, 20 experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate. This group of scientists, activists and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.
McCarthy is also an actor, and was last seen in The Friend alongside Bill Murray and Naomi Watts. The Statement sounds like a pretty big ensemble, and it wouldn’t be a shock if McCarthy wrote a role for himself.
