While his directorial debut Jack Goes Boating premieres at Sundance, Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s production outfit Cooper’s Town, also run by Emily Ziff, has unveiled its upcoming slate of films. Jack Goes Boating is only their second film, while their first, Capote was a massive critical success, earning Hoffman his Oscar. Variety reports on the slate below.
The Well, a directorial debut and written by Tim Guinee, starring Guy Pearce and Mary-Louise Parker. The story “revolves around a well-to-do Manhattan couple whose obsessive pursuit of salvation ultimately leads to destruction.”
Mr. Crumpacker and the Man From the Letter, from writer-director Kazuo Ohno, which originated as a Sundance Lab project. There were a couple of scenes shot by Ohno during Sundance, but now Hoffman has brought it on for a feature adaptation. Hoffman will play the role Mr. Crumpacker, “an overbearing boss who decides to go in search of the meaning of life, even though he lacks any capacity for introspection.”
Untitled Mississippi Basketball Project, “an atypical sports drama set on the cusp of the civil rights movement and based on Dean Colvard‘s tome Mixed Emotions.”
The Farm, “based on the New York Magazine cover story and upcoming book by Manny Howard.” Donal Lardner Ward is adapting the story of “a Brooklyn husband and father of two who, battling a career downturn, finds a renewed sense of purpose when transforming his backyard into a working, urban farm.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman is also starring in Paul Thomas Anderson‘s next film, about the formation of a new religion. I love his work and I’m always excited to see what he does next. All of these production ventures sound interesting as well.
What do you think about Hoffman’s upcoming projects and producing efforts?