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CinemaNX, the new production venture backed by the Isle of Man film fund, is producing and financing the project, which starts shooting later this month in England, the Isle of Man and New York.
Adapted by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. from Robert Kaplow's novel, the movie is a coming-of-age romance set in the New York theater world of the 1930s.
Efron plays a teenage student who stumbles into a minor role in the Mercury Theater production of "Julius Caesar," directed by the 22-year-old sensation Orson Welles (played by newcomer Christian McKay).
Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill, Imogen Poots and Aidan McArdle round out the cast.
Marc Samuelson is producing for CinemaNX alongside Linklater and Ann Carli. Exec producers are Steve Christian of CinemaNX; John Sloss of Cinetic Media, who is handling North American sales; and Steve Norris of Framestore Features, which is co-financing the movie.
Odyssey Entertainment and Cinetic jointly handle international sales.
