Julianne Moore has confirmed (via Variety) that she has a small supporting role in “Cry to Heaven,” Tom Ford’s comeback film, which wrapped production in March.
Ford’s Anne Rice adaptation already has an ensemble cast that includes Adele, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Mark Rylance Ciarán Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Owen Cooper, Hunter Schafer, Thandiwe Newton, Theodore Pellerin, Daryl McCormack, Cassian Bilton, Hauk Hannemann, and Lux Pascal.
That’s a lot of names.
Moore previously starred in Ford’s “A Single Man,” but she’s not the only Ford alum in “Cry to Heaven,” which also reunites Ford with Taylor-Johnson, known for “Nocturnal Animals,” and Firth, who won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for “A Single Man.”
As for what this “epic” new film will be about, if it sticks to its source material, it will most likely be set in 18th-century Venice and follow two unlikely collaborators: a Venetian nobleman and a castrated singer from Calabria, both trying to succeed in the world of opera.
Apparently, after speaking with “several studios,” Ford decided to self-finance the film and shoot it on his own terms, with plans to take it to market after production ends.
Ford has so far directed two well-reviewed films: his 2009 debut “A Single Man” and 2016’s “Nocturnal Animals”; the latter won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice and went on to earn nine BAFTA nominations. Cry to Heaven will be his first film in ten years. Don’t discount a Venice Film Festival world premiere this year.
The decision has reportedly been made, though David Ellison apparently hasn't delivered the news to them directly yet. Those calls are expected by Tuesday morning.