Meet your new Mr. Parrish: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
The “Game of Thrones” alum has signed on to play the male lead in Robert Zemeckis’ “The Last Mrs. Parrish,” an anticipated film adaptation of the hit novel by Lynne and Valerie Constantine.
Emmy nominee Coster-Waldau joins the previously-announced Jennifer Lopez atop the cast, which has been rounded out with two other key hires: “Yellowstone” and “1883” star Isabel May, and up-and-comer Pierson Fodé (“The Man From Toronto”).
The film centers on a twisted con artist who ends up with more than she bargained for in targeting a wealthy couple. Daphne Parrish (Lopez) and Jackson Parrish (Coster-Waldau) haver it all on paper, as Amber Patterson (May) looks to befriend the wife and seduce her husband. Daphne’s shoes, Amber learns, are far more complicated to slip into than she expected.
Isabel May and Pierson Fodé
Andrea Berloff and John Gatins will adapt the script for Zemeckis, the treasured director of “Forrest Gump,” “Cast Away” and the “Back to the Future” franchise. Don’t forget his proven success in this genre, with the 25-year-old relationship thriller “What Lies Beneath,” starring Michelle Phieffer and Harrison Ford.
Producers on the project include Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions, and Lopez and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for Nuyorican Productions. The Constantines, Nuyorican’s Benny Medina and Courtney Baxter, Jack Rapke and Derek Hogue serve as executive producers.
Coster-Waldau is represented by UTA and Relevant. May is with by CAA, Principal Entertainment and Felker, Toczek, Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLP. Fodé is with Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity and The Initiative Group.
