Academy Award winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) is joining fellow Oscar winner , in the film version of Florian Zeller's play The Father, . Colman will play Anne, the daughter to Hopkins' Andre, a retired dancer living with early onset Alzheimer's.
In Zeller's Tony-nominated The Father, Andre and his daughter struggle to re-adjust in the face of his worsening illness.
The play, translated by Christopher Hampton, debuted on Broadway in March 2016 in a production from Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Doug Hughes. The American premiere starred Frank Langella as Andre, awarding him his fourth Tony Award for the role.
The English-language screenplay for the film adaptation is co-penned by Hampton and Zeller, with Zeller tapped to direct.
