Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman & Laurie Metcalf To Star In ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ About Seminal Jazz Pianist; Mister Smith & CAA Media Finance Launching For AFM
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World), Bill Pullman (Independence Day) and Oscar nominee and Tony winner Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) have been set to star in biopic Everybody Digs Bill Evans about the acclaimed U.S.
jazz pianist and composer. Two-time Grammy nominee Grant Gee (Joy Division) will direct from a script written by Mark O’Halloran (Viva!), based on the book Intermission by Owen Martell.
The synopsis reads: “June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans (Danielsen Lie) has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott LaFaro, said to be his soulmate through music.
A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live taping of two of the greatest jazz records of all time in one night.
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