Michael Fassbender & Domhnall Gleeson To Star In Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘Frank’

Element Pictures has announced that Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave, Prometheus, Shame) and Domhnall Gleeson (True Grit, Harry Potter, Anna Karenina) are attached to star in Lenny Abrahamson’s next project ‘Frank.’ The comedy film is about a young wannabe musician, Jon (Gleeson), who discovers he’s bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Fassbender).  ’Frank’ is written by Jon Ronson (The Men Who Stare at Goats) and Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Men Who Stare At Goats), and has been developed by Film4 who will also co-finance the film with Bord Scannán na hEireann/ the Irish Film Board.

Over the last eighteen months, Michael Fassbender has had a string of outstanding performances with his respected roles in Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus,’ Cary Fukunaga’s ’Jane Eyre,’ Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class,’ David Cronenberg’s ‘A Dangerous Method,’ Steve McQueen’s ‘Shame,’ and Steven Soderberg’s ‘Haywire’ all warranting much acclaimed. He’s is currently shooting Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor’ alongside Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and Cameron Diaz. Domhnall Gleeson recently finished shooting Richard Curtis’ new comedy ‘About Time,’ and was recently named as one of Variety’s ’10 Actors to Watch’. He will next be seen in Joe Wright’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel ‘Anna Karenina’ alongside Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Johnson.

‘Frank’ will mark the fourth feature film collaboration between Lenny Abrahamson and Element Pictures. Past features include ‘Garage,’ which won the CICAE Prize in Cannes 2007, and ‘Adam & Paul’ which won Best Director award at the Irish Film and TV Awards. Abrahamson’s current film ‘What Richard Did’ will premiere at the Toronto Film festival later this month and is being released in Irish cinemas on October 5th through Element Pictures Distribution. ‘Frank’ is scheduled to commence principal photography late 2012.