Vito Schnabel, Julia Fox & Steven Van Zandt To Star In Dark Comedy ‘The Trainer’; ‘American History X’s Tony Kaye Directing From Script By Schnabel And Jeff Solomon
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Vito Schnabel (Before Night Falls), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) and Steven Van Zandt (The Sopranos) have signed on to star in the dark comedy The Trainer, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.In development for nearly a decade, The Trainer is based on an original story by Schnabel.
The film unfolding over eight days of sleep-deprived chaos follows Jack (Schnabel), a down-on-his-luck fitness expert living with his mother in Los Angeles, who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune, trying to realize his version of the American dream.Schnabel, Kaye and Jeremy Steckler (Old Man and the Gun, Only the Brave) are producing, with George Paaswell (Night House, Jack Goes Boating) on board to exec produce.
Production will kick off in Los Angeles in early April.An internationally recognized gallerist, collector and expert in the arts, Schnabel is the founder and owner of Vito Schnabel Gallery, which operates spaces in New York and St.
Moritz, Switzerland, devoted to leading modern and contemporary artists and estates. The gallery works with artists including Trey Abdella, Laurie Anderson, Francesco Clemente, Jeff Elrod, Urs Fischer, Walton Ford, Jorge Galindo, Chaz Guest, Jordan Kerwick, Spencer Lewis, Caitlin Lonegan, Markus Lüpertz, Robert Nava, Mariana Oushiro, Ariana Papademetropoulos, Sterling Ruby, Tom Sachs, Julian Schnabel, Pat Steir, Gus Van Sant and Thomas Woodruff, as well as the estates of Lance De Los Reyes, Ron Gorchov and Rene Ricard.Schnabel organized his first exhibition—the 2003 group show Incubator—at the age of 16, two years later presenting a solo exhibition with acclaimed American artist Ron Gorchov.
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