Bleecker Street Acquires Ralph Fiennes & Juliette Binoche Starrer ‘The Return’ For North America
deadline.comBleecker Street has picked up North American distribution rights to Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche historical epic The Return on the eve of the European Film Market.
The project, which is directed by Uberto Pasolini, is based on Homer’s ancient classic The Odyssey. It marks the first time Fiennes and Binoche have worked together since they starred in Oscar-winning title The English Patient in 1996.
Charlie Plummer (Lean on Pete) also stars. Script is written by Edward Bond, John Collee and Pasolini and production is expected to begin in Greece in Spring before continuing to Italy.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release. Story sees Fiennes play Odysseus who, 20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable, finally returns home.
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