Geoffrey Rush To Play Groucho Marx In Oren Moverman Directed Cold Iron Pictures’ ‘Raised Eyebrows’; Sienna Miller & Charlie Plummer Also Set

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EXCLUSIVE: The feature take of Steve Stoliar’s memoir Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House is finally moving forward with Oscar winnner Geoffrey Rush set to play comedy legend Groucho Marx and Oscar nominee Oren Moverman directing off a screenplay he co-wrote with Stoliar.Sienna Miller and Moonfall and All the Money in the World actor Charlie Plummer will also star in the Cold Iron Pictures project produced by CEO Miranda Bailey and Moverman.Set between 1973-1977, Raised Eyebrows follows Steve (Plummer) as he enters Groucho Marx’s house for his dream job of working for the aging, frail comedian, under the watchful eye of Erin Fleming (Sienna Miller), a younger woman who had taken over the Marx brother’s personal and professional life.

Marx and Fleming had a controversial relationship in his twilight years, she his devoted girlfriend turned manager. The power struggles result in a comedy of horrors in which obsession, love, celebrity, mental illness, family, and Hollywood are taken to task and brought to a boil in an anarchic way that could only be described as ‘Grouchian’.“It’s a pleasure and an honor and a responsibility and probably something else to work with this amazing cast on a story I hope will reintroduce the genius of Groucho Marx in a new, provocative, entertaining way all these years later.

Steve Stoliar has given the world incredible insight into a bygone era. Done right, we will screw it up royally,” said Moverman.Added Bailey, “After many years diligently working to get Steve’s brilliant, true story adapted for the screen, I’m thrilled that we found the perfect ensemble of actors to portray these rich yet complicated characters that Oren will, no doubt, masterfully bring to life.