US filmmaker Richard Linklater said he isa third of the way through filminghis adaptation of the Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along starring Paul Mescal, which is being shot over 20 years.
“The film comprises nine sections over 20 years, [shot in real time], and we’ve filmed three of them,” said Linklater during an on-stage talk at the BFI London Film Festival (Lff) last week.
The director referred to his 2014 film Boyhood, shot over 12 years and starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, as “proof of concept” for his ambitious musical adaptation, with a cast including Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein.
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