Mary-Louise Parker joins Natalie Portman in HBO film
ANI
04 Jun 2021, 00:03 GMT+10
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Hollywood actor Mary-Louise Parker is set as a lead opposite Natalie Portman in HBO Films' 'The Days of Abandonment', based on Elena Ferrante's best-selling novel.
According to Deadline, the film, which is currently in pre-production, hails from writer-director Maggie Betts (Novitiate), Portman and her MountainA Films, Maven Screen Media, Len Amato's CrashSalvage and Fandango. Ferrante also serves as an executive producer.
Written and directed by Betts, 'The Days of Abandonment' revolves around Tess, played by Portman. When Tess, a woman who abandoned her own dreams for stable home life, is in turn abandoned by her husband, her world is thrown off its axis.