Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and More Join Tom McCarthy’s Latest

Evan Peters, Jason Clarke, Amy Ryan and John Turturro are all part of the cast for the new drama co-written and to be directed by the ‘Spotlight’ filmmaker.

(Far Left) Paul Rudd stars in 'Anaconda'. (Center Left) Paul Giamatti stars in 'The Holdovers.' (Center Right) Tatiana Maslany stars in Disney+'s ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.' (Far Right) Jason Clarke stars in Apple TV+'s 'The Last Frontier'.

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Tom McCarthy has gathered the cast for his next movie.
Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti and Tatiana Maslany are among them.
Sony Pictures Classics is backing the film.

Locking in a cast for a relatively lower budget movie can be a challenge, but it certainly helps when you have the Oscar-winning pedigree of ‘Spotlight’ filmmaker Tom McCarthy.

Deadline brings word that he’s got quite the cast for his latest, which will star the likes of Paul Rudd (‘Ant-Man’), Paul Giamatti (‘Sideways’) and Tatiana Maslany (‘Orphan Black’).

Spotlight

"Break the story. Break the silence."

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Release Date: Nov 25, 2015

Run Time: 2 hr 9 min

Budget: $20,000,000

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And that’s just a small sample; the ensemble will also include Evan Peters (‘American Horror Story’), Amy Ryan (‘Birdman’), John Turturro (‘Severance’) and Jason Clarke (‘Zero Dark Thirty’).

What’s the story of Tom McCarthy’s new movie?

Tom McCarthy in 'The Wire.' Photo: HBO/WBD.

McCarthy worked alongside Thomas Bidegain and Noé Debré to adapt Nathaniel Rich’s book ‘Losing Earth’, and the true story is set at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate.

The group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.

The actor/writer/director is scheduled to start the cameras cranking next month on what is described as a darkly comic drama.

What else has Tom McCarthy made?

(L to R) Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo in 'Spotlight.' Photo: Open Road Films.

In addition to ‘Spotlight, which won Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 2016 Academy Awards, McCarthy has also directed movies including ‘The Visitor’, ‘Stillwater’ and ‘The Cobbler’.

As a writer he’s worked on the likes of ‘The Station Agent’ and ‘Million Dollar Arm’ and keeps his hand in as an actor, appearing recently on ‘The Lowdown’ and ‘The Friend’.