Lear Rex - Misplaced Pages

American film

Lear Rex
Directed by	Bernard Rose
Screenplay by	Bernard Rose
Based on	King Lear by William Shakespeare
Produced by	Barry Navidi Mattias Westman
Starring	Al Pacino Jessica Chastain Ariana DeBose Rachel Brosnahan LaKeith Stanfield Peter Dinklage Chris Messina Ted Levine Danny Huston Matthew Jacobs Rhys Coiro Stephen Dorff
Production companies	Dali Films Eco Entertainment Westman Films World Vision
Country	United States
Language	English

Lear Rex is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Bernard Rose. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear.

Cast

Al Pacino revealed in April 2023 he was developing a new adaptation of King Lear. The adaptation would be confirmed in February 2024, with Bernard Rose set to write and direct, and Pacino cast to star as Lear, with Jessica Chastain cast as Goneril. In August, Ariana DeBose, Rachel Brosnahan, LaKeith Stanfield and Peter Dinklage were among several new cast additions announced. Principal photography began on August 12, 2024 in Los Angeles and wrapped on October 19, 2024.

Chuba, Kirsten (April 19, 2023). "Al Pacino Thinks the First Godfather Is "More Entertaining" Than Part II: "It's Really Storytelling at Its Best"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 27, 2024). "Back To The Bard: Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain To Star In Lear Rex, New Shakespeare Adaptation Written & Directed By Bernard Rose". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 1, 2024). "Star Cast Aligns Around Al Pacino & Jessica Chastain For Bernard Rose's Lear Rex". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
Geisinger, Gabriella (August 5, 2024). "Al Pacino starrer 'Lear Rex' adds cast, production to begin next week". Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
Weronika Rosati joins Al Pacino as executive producer on "Lear Rex"

Characters

Adaptations

Plays	The History of King Lear (1681) The Yiddish King Lear (1892) Safed Khoon (1907) Lear (1971) King Lear (1978)
Novels	La Terre (1887) A Thousand Acres (1991) Fool (2009)
Operas	Re Lear (Libretto only) (1896) Lear (1978) Vision of Lear (1998) Kuningas Lear (2000)
Films	King Lear (1910) King Lear (1916) Gunasundari Katha (1949) King Lear (1971 USSR) King Lear (1971 UK) Ran (1985) King Lear (1987) A Thousand Acres (1997) Gypsy Lore (1997) King Lear (1999) My Kingdom (2001) Lear Rex (TBA)
Television	King Lear (1953) BBC Television Shakespeare (1982) King Lear (1983) King of Texas (2002) Second Generation (2003) King Lear (2008) King Lear (2018)
Story within a story	The Dresser (1980 play) The Dresser (1983 film) The Dresser (2015 film)
Other	Tiriel (1789, poem) The Prince of the Pagodas (1957, ballet) The Tragedy of King Lear (screenplay)

v t e Films directed by Bernard Rose
Smart Money (1986) Body Contact (1987) Paperhouse (1988) Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) Candyman (1992) Immortal Beloved (1994) Anna Karenina (1997) Ivans Xtc (2000) Snuff-Movie (2005) The Kreutzer Sonata (2008) Mr Nice (2010) Two Jacks (2012) Boxing Day (2012) Sx_Tape (2013) The Devil's Violinist (2013) Frankenstein (2015) Samurai Marathon (2019) Traveling Light (2021) Lear Rex (TBA)

Films directed by Bernard Rose