Richard Gere to Star in Movie "Asymmetry"

Richard Gere (Pretty Woman) and Diana Silvers (Booksmart) are set to star in Oscar winner Edward Zwick‘s romantic drama "Asymmetry," which is based on Lisa Halliday’s acclaimed 2018 novel of the same name.

Halliday collaborated with Zwick (The Last Samurai) and Marshall Herskovitz on the screenplay, with Zwick and Herskovitz of the Bedford Falls Company producing alongside Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films and FilmNation Entertainment. FilmNation and Rainmaker are co-financing.

FilmNation will launch international sales at the upcoming Cannes market and co-rep domestic rights with CAA Media Finance Group.

"Asymmetry" tells the story of a young editorial assistant in New York, Alice (Silvers), who comes upon world-renowned 70-year-old author Ezra (Gere) in Central Park one day. Their one moment of eye contact sparks a connection that leads them both down a life-changing rabbit hole, where they create a private world just for two.

Ezra, famous for his audacious work, finds someone with whom he can be openly vulnerable, and Alice finds the courage to explore her own aspirations as a writer. Until it is all put at risk when their secret relationship is exposed.

The New Yorker called the book “a literary phenomenon” and the New York Times included it in the list of “15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.” Barack Obama included it in his list of best books from 2018.

FilmNation will also be at the Cannes market with Jeremy Strong starrer "The Passenger," which marks director Magnus Von Horn’s English-language debut.