David Duchovny will write, direct and star in “Bucky F*cking Dent.” However these aren’t the one methods during which this can be a true David Duchovny manufacturing from begin to end. The movie can also be based mostly on Duchovny’s ebook of the identical title, a novel that topped the best-seller listing and was embraced by critics.
“Bucky F*cking Dent” is ready in New York throughout 1978, and follows an aimless thirty-something named Ted, who strikes again in along with his father Marty (Duchovny) after studying of his terminal sickness. Marty is seeking to make up for misplaced time, however his well being appears to deteriorate every time his beloved Pink Sox lose a recreation (a situation acquainted to Boston sports activities followers of the period). With assist from a crew of neighborhood old-timers and Mariana – Marty’s Nuyorican grief counselor – Ted orchestrates an intricate plan to supply the phantasm of a Sox successful streak to maintain Marty’s spirit up (and coronary heart beating). The movie is described as “an ode to the bond between father and son” and a real underdog story.
“Bucky F*cking Dent” will shoot later this yr and shall be produced by Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Productions. Yale’s recently-launched gross sales banner Nice Escape, led by Nick Donnermeyer, will introduce the challenge to consumers in Cannes this month. In Cannes, Nice Escape can also be dealing with gross sales on “The Kill Room” starring Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson and Joe Manganiello, together with Brittany Snow’s directorial debut “September seventeenth.” Each movies are produced by Yale.
“We’re thrilled to be working with David to carry this superb story to life,” stated Yale Levine and Beckerman. “His ardour and imaginative and prescient for this movie are so clear, and the themes of this story – father and son, life and demise – are deeply significant and common.”
Duchovny is thought for his work as FBI Agent Fox Mulder in “The X-Information,” in addition to for his flip because the self-destructive Hank Moody in Showtime’s “Californication.” He was most just lately seen within the Judd Apatow comedy, “The Bubble,” and appeared (as himself) on “The Chair,” each of which debuted on Netflix. Duchovny can also be set to star within the upcoming Kenya Barris comedy, “You Folks,” once more for Netflix. He will even star alongside Meg Ryan in “What Occurs Later” for Bleecker Road.
Duchovny is represented by ICM and Mosaic.
