Liev Schreiber is a talented actor who made his mark in the indie film world in such films as PARTY GIRL, WALKING & TALKING, and SPRING FORWARD, as well as more mainstream fare such as the SCREAM franchise and last summer’s THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. He has been nominated in the Chlotrudis Best Supporting Actor category twice, first for his role in DAYTRIPPER, and most recently for his portrayal opposite Diane Lane in A WALK ON THE MOON. If you’re waiting for more onscreen work by this talented actor, you’ll have to wait a little more as Liev steps behind the camera for his first work as director.
Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED tells the story of a young man’s quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. Schreiber started out wanting to write for the stage, and with EVERYTHING, he gets to adapt Foer’s novel for the screen. Schreiber was drawn to the work after reading an excerpt in The New Yorker. He also cast Elijah Wood in the lead role, no doubt looking to shake off his “Hobbit” association. With a budget of $7 million, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED is sure to be on a different scale than THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Warner Independent Pictures will release EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED on September 16, 2005.