Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern join follow-up to Florian Zeller's Oscar-nominated The Father

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Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern will star in the upcoming family drama titled The Son

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Florian Zeller’s follow-up to Oscar-nominated The Father, titled The Son, has added Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern in starring roles. 

The upcoming drama has been adapted by Zeller and Christopher Hampton from Zeller’s highly praised stage play of the same name. The play focuses on Peter (Jackman) as his busy life with his new partner Emma and their baby is thrown into chaos when his ex-wife Kate (Dern) shows up with their teenage son, Nicholas. Peter’s son is troubled, distant, angry, and ditching school. He tries to get Nicholas help, but the weight of his condition sets the family on a dangerous path. 

Zeller’s second film will be produced by Oscar winners Iain Canning and Emile Sherman and Joanna Laurie of See-Saw Films. Film4 is co-financing the production. 

Hugh Jackman’s co-star Laura Dern will be reprising her role as Doctor Ellie Sattler in the Jurassic Park franchise in Jurassic World: Dominion, which is currently slated to hit theaters next summer on June 10, 2022. Jackman is set to make his return to Broadway in the revival of Musical Man. The performances are now set to begin December 20, 2021, and officially open on February 10, 2022, after being delayed due to the ongoing global pandemic. 

Stephanie Williams

Stephanie is a comic book historian and pop culture critic for publications including SYFYFANGRRLS, Marvel, The A.V. Club, Nerdist, Den of Geek, and Rotten Tomatoes. Stephanie is also a comic creator with three ongoing webcomics, Parenthood Activate!, But What If Though?, and Living Heroes. She made her Marvel debut with a short story featuring Monica Rambeau in Marvel’s Voices: Legacy. She recently made her DC Comics debut in Wonder Woman Black and Gold #2 and is co-writing the Nubia and the Amazons miniseries.