Jonathan Demme Will Stoke 'Old Fires'

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by Joe Cunningham
October 25, 2012 10:54 PM
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You may think that Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme has had a quiet few years following 2008’s “Rachel Getting Married,” but that’s actually far from the truth. Since then Demme has directed a whole heap of documentary and concert films, and last year he was getting behind the camera for the pilot of “A Gifted Man” and a couple of episodes of “Enlightened.” In fact, there may be few busier directors out there right now, with Demme’s super low budget “Wally and Andre Shoot Ibsen” currently in post-production, and an animated adaptation of Dave Eggers’ “Zeitoun” and an adaptation of Stephen King’s time travel thriller “11/22/63” both in the works. Oh, and he also looks set to re-team with Anne Hathaway on “Song One,” which he’s producing.

Now, Demme has another project to add to that list: he is attached to direct an indie family dramedy, “Old Fires.” The Heather McGowan (“Tadpole”) penned project follows a famous architect who, with the help of his snarky therapist, goes about rebuilding his damaged relationships with his wife and children after waking from a coma. It’s another relatively low-budget feature for Demme, and it’s tentatively scheduled to get underway next summer.

So what does that mean for Demme’s other projects? Well last we heard “Zeitoun” was still looking for financing so we weren’t expecting to see that any time soon. “11/22/63,” on the other hand, we expect will now be Demme’s next picture after “Old Fires” presuming all goes well on that commercially attractive project. This new project sounds like another interesting one – does Demme do anything but interesting? – and it’s something for fans of the director to look forward to while his other projects take longer to develop. [Variety]

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gr | October 26, 2012 11:10 AMReply

Yes, Rachel Getting Married is very underrated. I still feel Anne Hathaway should have won the Oscar for her unbelievably natural performance. The Legendary Debra Winger, the Great Bill Irwin, and the Talented Rosemarie Dewitt , all deserved Oscar nominations ( and Sebastian Stan was very effective in his small scene). This film may be my most favorite American family drama since " Ordinary People."And, I absolutely loved the music in that movie.
DG | October 26, 2012 1:05 AMReply

Rachel Getting Married is so underrated
VR45 | October 26, 2012 9:23 AM

It really is. A wonderful movie