Originally published June 27, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
Craig Johnson’s adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel Wilson is well underway. With production having recently begun in Minnesota, Deadline has reported that Judy Greer and Cheryl Hines have now joined the cast.
Wilson tells the story of a lonely, smug, middle-aged divorced man living in Oakland, California who is obsessed with his past. After his father passes away, he attempts to connect with his drug-abusing ex-wife and the teenage daughter he never knew existed.
Greer can currently be seen in summer blockbuster Jurassic World and will soon be appearing in Marvel’s Ant-Man, hitting theaters next month. Hines last appeared in the romance comedy Think Like a Man Too and is slated to appear in the holiday-themed Christmas Eve being released later this year. Hines and Greer join an already excellent cast with Woody Harrelson filling the shoes of the title character and Laura Dern playing his estranged wife Pippi. Isabella Amara stars as the couple’s teen daughter.
Fox Searchlight’s Wilson is Johnson’s first feature film directorial effort since 2014’s The Skeleton Twins. The forthcoming comedy will mark the third screenplay adaptation by Clowes, of his own work, and his first feature since 2006’s Art School Confidential. Producing the film are Alexander Payne and his frequent producing and writing partners Jim Burke and Jim Taylor.
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