Steve Carell To Star In ‘Imagine’, From ‘Cars’ And ‘Tangled’ Writer Dan Fogelman
Steve Carellis playing the son of a rock star inImagine, a film that will see him reunited with writer-turned-directorDan Fogelman. The film centers around “a musician in his 60s who tries to live his life differently after reading an old letter written to him by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The rocker tries to track down and reconnect with his biological son, whom he has never met.” The success of the film will likely come down to which veteran actor Carell is acting opposite against, but for now only he has been cast.
The synopsis comes fromDeadline, andVarietyconfirms the news.
The project is will mark the directorial debut of Dan Fogelman, from a script he wrote. Fogelman previously wrote the screenplays forFred Clausand the soon-to-be-releasedTangled, and co-wroteCarsandBolt. A lot of family films in that filmography, but from the basic synopsis, this film seems to be being geared toward a more mature audience. Makes sense, given it’s his directorial debut; writers tend to pick smaller personal projects when first moving up to the director’s chair. Although this isn’t the first non-kid’s film Fogelman has scripted, nor is it the first film he’s made starring Steve Carell. He also wrote the screenplay forCrazy, Stupid, Love,an upcoming marital crisis comedythat has Carell acting alongside a pretty amazing cast: Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei. That film’s being directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the team behindI Love You Phillip Morris. Time will tell ifImagineis capable of generating the same level of talent.
Unlike other newcomer filmmakers, Dan Fogelman is scoring a big payday for his first feature outing, taking in upwards of $3 million. Hopefully he’s deserving of it, because now that Carell is leavingThe Office, he could use another feature hit.
