the storied life of aj fikry by gabrielle zevin

“As soon as I’m done with a book, it’s dead to me.

Further film credits include Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive,” Sally Potter’s “Ginger & Rosa”, Ryan Gosling’s “Lost River” and “American Woman” opposite Sienna Miller.How ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ Stars Mila Kunis and Chiara Aurelia Played 3 Versions of the Same CharacterĪs for how she feels about this particular book to screen adaptation and its release into theaters (and more broadly the world), she has mastered the psychological separation of book and film. Hendricks garnered international recognition starring as Joan in the Emmy winning series “Mad Men” for which she was nominated for six Emmy Awards and won two SAG Awards. She is currently shooting AMC’s crime series “Ragdoll” from Sid Gentle Films, the British production company behind “Killing Eve.” Hale’s big breakthrough came with her starring role in the hit series “Pretty Little Liars,” which ran for seven seasons and 160 episodes.

“It shines light on those connections which are at the heart of all human relationships in such a joyous and life-affirming fashion.”Ī six- time SAG Award nominee, Nayyar is best known to worldwide audiences as Raj on the hit comedy and multiple Emmy Award winning show, The Big Bang Theory.” He is filming this summer on Johan Renck’s Spaceman, starring opposite Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, and Paul Dano. “The reason this is such a wonderful story with such great characters, is that the script is hewn from the most wonderful source material,” Garrett said. Fikry has the chance to make his life over and start anew.īCDF’s Brice Dal Farra, Nayyar, Hale, and Hendricks serve as executive producers on the film. Then a strange package arrives at his story, and the cranky A.J. “Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of a world that is changing too rapidly,” the synopsis runs. His wife has died, his bookstore sales hitting new nadirs, and his prized rare edition of Poe’s poem purloined.

Fikry, for whom life has not turned out as expected. Fikry” is not only produced by BCDF Pictures and based on major IP, like the upcoming “The Hating Game” and The Language of Flowers,” but an uplifting story, a “heartwarming, comical love story and homage to the joy of books,” and “wonderfully moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation – charming, comical, and true to life – in Mister Smith’s description. Exemplifying one major throughline in Mister Smith’s recent sales slate, “The Storied Life of A.J.

The storied life of aj fikry by gabrielle zevin