Cate Blanchett to make directorial debut with The Dinner

MUMBAI: The film adaptation of Herman Koch’s novel The Dinner will see Cate Blanchett behind the cameras. The movie is produced by Cotty Chubb and the executive producers are Eva Maria Daniels and Olga Segura.

The novel is about two families who are struggling to make a tough decision about their teenage childrens’ lives. The whole movie will happen over a dinner. The book became a bestseller in Europe in 2009.

Oren Moverman who worked on ‘The Messenger’ is adapting the script. He is repped by WME and New York Office. Blanchett received acclaim for her movie ‘Blue Jasmine’, directed by Woody Allen. She is repped by CAA and RGM Artists.