Golden Globe nominee Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) and Academy Award winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice) have signed on to star in an upcoming biographical drama film, titled Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses. The project will also be executive-produced by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
What do we know about Elle Fanning and Julianne Moore’s new movie?
Per Deadline, Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses will chronicle the life of famous children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown. Best known as “the laureate of the nursery,” Brown wrote multiple timeless classics, including Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, The Noisy Book, The Little Island, and more. The project will be based on Leonard S. Marcus’ 1999 novel Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon. Further details about Fanning and Moore’s respective characters are still under wraps.
The novel’s official description reads, “In this authoritative and moving biography, Leonard S. Marcus, who had access to never-before-published letters and family papers, portrays Brown’s complex character and her tragic, seesaw life. Colorful, thoughtful, and insightful, Margaret Wise Brown is both a portrayal of a woman whose stories still speak to millions and a portrait of New York in the 1930s and 1940s, when the literary world blossomed and made history.”
The biographical drama movie will be directed by Rebecca Miller, who is also currently writing the screenplay. This marks Miller’s latest collaboration with Scorsese, after she directed the award-winning documentary Mr. Scorsese, which just won a DGA award. Production on the project is expected to begin in the Spring of 2027.
(Source: Deadline)
