Jake Gyllenhaal is starring in The American, a Leonard Bernstein movie biopic that Cary Fukunaga will produce in addition to directing. The film is based on Humphrey Burton’s written 1994 biography Leonard Bernstein and will begin production this fall, with BRON Studios (Tully) providing the financing. Sierra/Affinity will be selling the international distribution rights to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival next week, with Endeavor Content handling the U.S. rights.
The American is far from the only Bernstein film biopic to emerge on the scene in recent years. Martin Scorsese had his eye on bringing the legendary composer’s story to the big screen back ...
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