Academy Award winner Chris Cooper is set to play J. D. Salinger in the feature film Coming Through The Rye, Angel Grace Productions today announced. Written by Emmy Award winner Jim Sadwith (marking his feature directing debut), Coming Through The Rye is currently in production.
The story offers a coming-of age drama set in 1969 involving two teenagers, Alex Wolff (Hair Brained, A Birder’s Guide to Everything) and Stefania Owen (The Carrie Diaries, The Lovely Bones) as they search for J. D. Salinger. Based on Sadwith’s own quest to find Salinger and his encounters with the reclusive author, the story is about a sensitive boy, a quirky girl and the road they travel to find not only Salinger but also friendship and the truth about themselves.
Producers are Stan Erdreich, Teddy Grennan and Jim Sadwith. Angel Grace Productions is giving international buyers a first look at the project at this weeks American Film Market, prior to officially launching international sales for the film at Berlins EFM in February.
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