‘Glenn Close’ will be featured in the upcoming film adaptation of ‘The Summer Book’

The American actress Glenn Close will be on screen again with a new film based on the book ‘The Summer Book‘.

According to Deadline, “8 times Oscar-nominated actresses Glenn Close and Anders Danielsen Lie will be starring in an upcoming film based on Tove Jansson’s novel The Summer Book directed by Charlie McDowell and produced by Case Study Films.

Recently ‘The Summer Book‘ celebrated the 50th anniversary of the book. The book follows the story of a young girl and her grandmother and them spending a summer on a tiny, unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The book describes the essence of the summer in 21 vignettes. The book has been translated into 35 languages since its first publication in 1972.

Director of the film Charlie McDowell said, “I’m deeply honored to be adapting one of my favorite novels, Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book, and to film in Finland, the beautiful country in which this story is based”,”

“It’s long been a dream of mine to work with Glenn Close. I’ve long admired her thoughtfulness, immense versatility, and deeply captivating presence both on the stage and on screen. I first discovered Anders Danielsen Lie from his brilliant collaborations with Joachim Trier and he’s quickly become one of my favorite actors out of Scandinavia. I can’t imagine a more magnificent duo to collaborate with on this film.” he added