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- Hugh Jackman as Peter Miller
- Zen McGrath as Nicholas
- Laura Dern as Kate
- Vanessa Kirby as Beth
- Anthony Hopkins as Peter's Father
Hugh Jackman will play Peter, who is named Pierre in Zeller's original play, titled in his native French language as Le Fils(2018). Peter is the father (so to speak) of the titular "son" character, Nicholas. His son's current difficult spot in life could very well be partly because of Peter's estranged relationship with his former wife, Kate, with ...
Though he's playing a native to the United States, Zen McGrathis also an Australian just like his co-star Hugh Jackman. Since his parents' divorce, Nicholas has been completely and utterly aimless in his life. Having lived with his mother for most of that time, the effects of depression have slowly but surely made their way into Nicholas's daily li...
Except for relative newcomer McGrath, every other major cast member in the film has either won or been nominated for an Academy Award. In Laura Dern's case, it is the former as she won a Best Supporting Actress award for Marriage Story (2018). McGrath's Nicholas is also the only character whose name hasn't been changed from the original play, as Ka...
Named Sofia in the original play, Beth is somewhat inadvertently thrown into a high-stress situation. She only just recently became a mother to an infant child, and now she has to assist her partner Peter in raising a teenage boy with whom she doesn't have any connection. It's something that she might have expected to deal with when her own child t...
Since his work in Zeller's The Fatherearned him his second Academy Award, it makes sense that Hopkins would return for the follow-up, but again, he will not be playing the same character he played in the celebrated predecessor. Hopkins's character here, who almost certainly was deliberately not given a name, likely represents a version of Peter tha...
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May 24, 2023 · The Son And The Father Share Several Key Personnel. Anthony Hopkins played a character named Anthony in both The Father in The Son, but Zeller made it clear that the two are not the same person. According to Boxoffice Pro, Zeller confirmed, "it’s not the same character, it’s just the same actor.
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The Son is a 2022 drama film directed by Florian Zeller from a screenplay written by himself and Christopher Hampton. It is based on Zeller's 2018 stage play. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, and Anthony Hopkins.
Oct 11, 2021 · Anthony Hopkins has joined the cast of Florian Zeller’s The Son, the director’s follow-up to The Father, which won Hopkins the best actor Oscar for his lead performance.
Nov 18, 2022 · Anthony Hopkins, who reunites with Zeller after his win in the 2020 Academy Awards for Best Actor for their last film, The Father, completes the main cast of The Son, playing Peter’s father.
Apr 14, 2021 · Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern will star in “The Son,” writer-director Florian Zeller ’s follow-up to the BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated “The Father.”
