While the cinematic gems promised by any collaboration from Marion Cotillard, Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke should result in a smile sneaking across the face, it appears that their low-budget indie project, Second Coming, might jerk a few tears instead.
According to The Playlist, the trio is set to star in the Richard N. Gladstein (Finding Neverland, Cider House Rules) and Laura Bickford (Traffic, Che)-produced drama about John Zener (Ruffalo), an actor whose life gets thrust into the limelight after starring in a controversial film surrounding the second coming of Christ. After said controversy results in the paparazzi-caused death of his wife (Cotillard, who is also executive-producing) and daughter, Zener is caught in an emotional struggle to maintain his own sanity, and ventures through New York City, France and Spain to rid himself of his former life.
The film is also said to be produced by French producer Ludovic Dardenay, and co-star Anjelica Huston and Thandie Newton. It will also be the first feature film effort of director Nenad Cicin-Sain, wrote the screenplay as well. There is no word yet on who Hawke will play, but seeing him onscreen with the above talent should be a treat nonetheless. After all, he’s just so damn handsome.
So what of it? Are you excited to see actors like Cotillard, Ruffalo, Hawke, Huston and Newton come together? With previously nominated producers like Gladstein and Bickford in the mix, will we have a tear-jerking Oscar contender on our hands? Sound off.