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4. The Son
The Father writer-director Florian Zeller is wasting no time at all developing his second feature film project, again adapting another of his acclaimed plays to the big screen.
Zeller will re-team with screenwriter Christopher Hampton for his sophomore film The Son, focused on a father, Peter, whose life is thrown into a tailspin when his ex-wife, Kate, shows up with their deeply troubled teenage son, Nicholas.
Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern are already signed to star as Peter and Kate, and given that the original 2019 play received rave reviews from most outlets, it's safe to say that all involved are likely to be major awards contenders for the 2023 Oscars.
Though many plays struggle to survive the transition to film, Zeller impressively adapted The Father into a visually compelling, truly cinematic work of film, so there's little reason to expect any different here.