Finally, Sarah Polley is making a new movie. The indie queen from Canada who blew everyone away with her thoughtful, poignant drama Away From Her back in 2007, is set to direct a romantic comedy called Take This Waltz, from an original screenplay of hers that landed on 2009′s Black List. The film, about a love triangle in which Michelle Williams’ character struggles with infidelity will have her starring opposite Seth Rogen and another man, yet to be cast. Williams is fresh off a buzz-making turn in Blue Valentine, which debuted at this year’s Sundance. That film, in which she plays a wife in a marriage gone bad opposite Ryan Gosling, is already generating early Oscar buzz for the two leads and Weinstein Co. purchased it for just over $1 million.
Polley, who was at Sundance to promote the movie Splice, which she stars opposite Adrien Brody, is thrilled to get back into the director’s chair. She began writing the screenplay while she was editing her feature directorial debut Away From Her, but abandoned it for a few years. She went back to it recently when she needed to write something to make her happy. “This script was written with so much ease and so much joy and I loved every second of it,” she says. “It’s so rare for writing to not be a tortured process, so you have to go with that.” Waltz will film in Toronto this summer. Financing is not yet complete and the film has no distribution yet.
I’ve loved Sarah Polley since she played “Ramona”. What a great talent!
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Great. Should be interesting to see her take on a complete different romance. And nice to hear she’ll be back in front of the camera soon too.
I love Sarah Polley. I heard Brad Pitt is a big fan….I’m sure he’d love to get his chance to work with her and do something light in a great city like Toronto (great for kids in the summer
) Maybe he could be the third in the triangle???
yes. seth rogen vs. brad pitt. wonder who michelle would pick?
That’s great! Sarah Polley is talented both in front of and behind the camera. Looking forward to her new film.
great news! away from her was amazing. someone mentioned ramona, i don’t remember that one, but i do remember the road to avonlea
When Sarah was little (like 8 or something) she starred in the short-lived run of “Ramona” on PBS. It was based on the “Ramona Quimby” childrens’ book series. I loved those books!
Sarah certainly has come a long way from The Road To Avonlea!
I love Michelle Williams and Sarah Polley, but Seth Rogen? Dear God, no.
Julie Christie was robbed of her Oscar for Away From Her!
I love that someone else mentioned “Ramona”! That was my first awareness of her too, I’m nearly Sarah’s age and she shames me with her talent and achievements!!! I also loved her in “Avonlea”, too. She’s really one to watch. I recommend “Away From Her” to pretty much everyone I know. I can’t wait to see all the things she will do in the years to come. I think Michelle Williams and she will make a great team– not sure about Seth Rogan… but of course, I don’t know what his character entails. I’m sure Polley knows what she’s doing. Go Sarah!
I’m generally not a Seth Rogan fan, but since I saw his more -tasteful- role in Funny People, I’m becoming convinced he can really act. I’m very interested in where Polley goes with this!
Everything about this is great… except the Seth Rogan part.