Variety is reporting that Palme d’Or winning Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) has tapped Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve and Ethan Hawke to star in his next film La Verite, which translates to The Truth in English.
A co-production between France’s 3B Productions and Kore-eda’s Bunbuku, La Verite will see Binoche and Hawke playing “a married couple who return to France from the United States when the wife’s mother (Deneuve), a well-known actress, publishes her autobiography. During their reunion, various truths are revealed.”
“Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge,” said Kore-eda, whose previous films include Nobody Knows, Air Doll, Our Little Sister and Like Father, Like Son. “Whether or not to direct the way I do in Japan is something I will think about on the set.”
Filming on La Verite is set to take place on location in France in October and November ahead of a 2019 release.
