The Goldfinch Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Theodore “Theo” Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day...a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.

Cited as verbatim plot

Drama Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Goldfinch.

• 
  Ralph Fiennes

  ... Hobie

  Conclave, 28 Years Later

• A
  Ansel Elgort

  ... Theodore Decker

  Divergent, The Divergent Series: Allegiant

• A
  Aneurin Barnard

  ... Boris

  Mr Burton, Citadel

• S
  Sarah Paulson

  Abominable, Run

• 
  Jeffrey Wright

  The Phoenician Scheme, The Batman

• 
  Luke Wilson

  Horizon: An American Saga, Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2

• 
  Nicole Kidman

  Babygirl, Holland

• D
  Denis O’Hare

  Late Night, The Postcard Killings

• B
  Boyd Gaines

  Second Best

• P
  Peter Jacobson

  Fly Me to the Moon, Smile 2

• L
  Luke Kleintank

  Max, The Good Neighbor

• R
  Robert Joy

  The Hills Have Eyes, George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Crew Behind the Film

The The Goldfinch behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Crowley last directed We Live in Time and Closed Circuit. The film's writer Peter Straughan last wrote Conclave and Our Brand is Crisis.

Director

John Crowley

Screenwriter

Peter Straughan

Producers

Nina Jacobson
Brett Ratner
Brad Simpson

Production Details

What we know about the The Goldfinch movie production.

Key Facts

• The behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-winning director of photography Roger Deakins (“Blade Runner 2049”), Oscar-nominated production designer K.K. Barrett (“Her”), editor Kelley Dixon (“Breaking Bad”), and costume designer Kasia Walicka Maimone (“Bridge of Spies”). The music is by Trevor Gureckis (“Bloodline”).
• The movie’s budget is estimated to be in the $40 million range (Variety, 10/3/17).
• Ralph Fiennes is being eyed for the role of Hobie, an antiques dealer, who befriends the boy (Variety, 8/17/17).
• Based on Donna Tartt’s globally acclaimed best-selling novel, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.

Production Updates for The Goldfinch

Nov 2018

Completed

Changed The Goldfinch movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Dec 2017

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jul 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. John Crowley will direct.

Nov 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Mar 2014

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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