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Big Eyes

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Big Eyes

Directed by
Tim Burton
Produced by
Tim Burton
Scott Alexander
 Larry Karaszewski
 Lynette Howell
Written by
Scott Alexander
 Larry Karaszewski
Starring
Amy Adams
Christoph Waltz
Danny Huston
Krysten Ritter
Jason Schwartzman
Terence Stamp
Music by
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Bruno Delbonnel
Editing by
Joseph C Bond IV
Chris Lebenzon
Studio
Silverwood Films
 Electric City Entertainment
 Tim Burton Productions
Distributed by
The Weinstein Company[1]
Release date(s)
August, 2014
Language
English
Budget
$10 million
Big Eyes is an upcoming biographical drama film directed by Tim Burton.[2][3][4] The film will focus on Walter Keane, an artist known in the 1950s and '60s for his kitsch paintings of large-eyed waifs, and his then-wife Margaret Keane. The film is said to tell the story of their heated divorce battle wherein Margaret accused Walter of stealing her paintings. Walter Keane will be played by two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz, with Margaret being portrayed by four-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams.[1][5][6][7]

Contents
  [hide] 1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Walter Keane became a national celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply in hardware stores and gas stations across the country. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. She generated the paintings from their basement and Walter's contribution was adding his signature to the bottom. The ruse broke up their marriage, and when she tried to make it known that she authored the paintings, they ended up in a court battle after Walter called her crazy. The case culminated in a dramatic courtroom showdown. The judge put up two easels, side by side, and challenged each of them to start painting. He begged off, blaming a shoulder injury, while she dashed off her familiar big-eyed creation.
Cast[edit]
Amy Adams as Margaret Keane
Christoph Waltz as Walter Keane
Krysten Ritter as DeAnn
Danny Huston as Reporter Dick Nolan
Terence Stamp as John Canaday
Jason Schwartzman as Ruben
Production[edit]
The script was written by the screenwriters behind Ed Wood, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.[1][2]
The film was pitched few years ago and it was supposed to be directed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski and produced by Burton. It had Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds as its leads.[8][9][10][11] However, Burton overtook the directing roles and Alexander and Karaszewski became its scriptwriters with Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz replacing the roles of Witherspoon and Reynolds. The film will be distributed by The Weinstein Company.[1][2] Filming is set to begin this summer (July 8th - August 23rd)[citation needed] in Vancouver with a budget of $10 million.
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