Harrison Ford is the latest star
to join Lee Toland Krieger’s (The Vicious Kind) The Age of Adeline. The actor
will be joining Blake Lively and Ellen Burstyn in a story that follows “the
miraculous life of 29-year old Adaline, who stops aging after recovering from a
near-fatal accident. Over the course of
the 20th century she embarks on an epic, but isolated worldwide journey,
keeping her secret, until she meets a man who forever alters her life.”
The Age of Adeline was written by
J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett.
HARRISON FORD JOINS THE AGE OF
ADALINE
Ford Joins Blake Lively and Ellen
Burstyn in Romantic Drama for Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and
Lakeshore Entertainment
SANTA MONICA and LOS ANGELES, CA
(January 15, 2014) – Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and
Lakeshore Entertainment have cast Harrison Ford in the upcoming romantic drama
THE AGE OF ADALINE. Ford joins
previously announced stars Blake Lively and Academy Award®-winner Ellen
Burstyn. Principal photography will
begin in March with Lionsgate set to release the film in the US.
“We are very excited to be
working with Harrison Ford,” stated Lakeshore’s President Gary Lucchesi. “He’s one of the great actors of our time,
and will be perfect for the role of William in THE AGE OF ADALINE.”
The original screenplay was written
by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, with revisions by Allison Burnett,
and will be directed by Lee Toland Krieger.
THE AGE OF ADALINE will be produced by Sidney Kimmel, Tom Rosenberg, and
Gary Lucchesi. Jim Tauber and Eric Reid
will executive produce.
“We are absolutely thrilled to
have such a talented superstar as Harrison Ford join this project and can’t
wait for production to get underway,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Co-Chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger.
THE AGE OF ADALINE follows the
miraculous life of 29-year old Adaline, who stops aging after recovering from a
near-fatal accident. Over the course of
the 20th century she embarks on an epic, but isolated worldwide journey, keeping
her secret, until she meets a man who forever alters her life.
Ford recently starred in ENDER’S
GAME and 42. He is represented by UTA.
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