THR is reporting that Diane Kruger has signed on to star alongside Steve Carell in Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming feature film adaptation of Jeff Malmberg’s acclaimed 2010 documentary Marwencol.
Zemeckis has spent several years in development on the project, which revolves around a man (Carell) who, after a violent assault, builds a miniature World War Two-era village with action figures and dolls and uses it as a form of escape, populating it with alter-egos of himself, his friends and his attackers. It is being described by Universal as “one broken man’s fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit.”
Production on the as-yet-untitled adaptation is slated to begin in the fall, with a cast that also includes Leslie Mann, Janelle Monae and Eiza Gonzalez. It is set for release on November 21st, 2018.
Originally published June 17, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
