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Sunset Boulevard Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Aug. 18, 2017

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Sunset Boulevard

Starring: Glenn Close

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Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'. Production is eyeing a January 2018 start.

August 18, 2017

Plot

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Plot
Joe Gillis, a hunky but bankrupt screenwriter, is hired by washed-up silent screen star Norma Desmond to pen her a comeback star vehicle. Gillis has had his latest screenplay rejected by the studios, and, desperate, takes up Desmond's offer to write Salome for her. She demands that he stay with her while he writes, and soon he becomes a virtual prisoner of the actress and her gloomy house.
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Top Cast

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • The Wrap reports Ryan Murphy was approached to helm, but no deals are in place (The Wrap, 8/17/17).

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Changed Sunset Boulevard movie production status. Production is eyeing a January 2018 start.

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