Genius

Genius

From the creators of "Stephen Hawking. The Theory of Everything", "The Aviator" and "Hail, Caesar!". A film about difficult friendship, based on real events. Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth), the publisher of the famous American magazine "New Yorker", once worked with prominent US writers: Francis Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Soon he notices a new literary genius - Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). However, like all geniuses, the writer has an extraordinary and complex character. Thus began the difficult friendship of the publisher and the author, which changed their lives forever. Read more The biographical drama "Genius" is based on Scott Berg's book "Max Perkins: Editor Genius". After its publication in 1978, it won the National Book Award. According to the screenwriter of the picture, John Logan, the film was in development for about 15 years. For director Michael Grandage, this film was his debut in the cinema. Previously, he was engaged in productions of theater plays and starred in television series. In addition, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman collaborated with Grandage while working in the theater. The script of the film was included in the "black list" of 2007. He gets the best projects that were not filmed. The drama "Genius" starred: Oscar winners Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman (Elin Bernstein), two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce (F. Scott Fitzgerald), Dominic West (Ernest Hemingway), Vanessa Kirby, Jane Perry, and others. Originally, the role of writer Thomas Wolfe was to go to Michael Fassbender, but then he was replaced by Jude Law. For actors Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, the project became the third collaboration. They played together in the military drama "Revenge" and in the thriller "Before I Sleep". Filming of the picture started in October 2014 in Manchester, and ended in December. The premiere of the film "Genius" took place at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016.