In theaters: June 10th, 2016

Description:

From Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Skyfall) and acclaimed, Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage in his feature film debut comes Genius, a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe. Based on the biography “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius” by A. Scott Berg, Genius stars Colin Firth as Perkins; Jude Law as Wolfe; Nicole Kidman as Aline Bernstein, a costume designer sharing a tumultuous relationship with Wolfe; Laura Linney as Louise Perkins, Max’s wife and a talented playwright; Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dominic West as Ernest Hemingway.

Director: Michael Grandage

Writers: John Logan

Actors: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce, Dominic West

Genre: Drama

Run Time: 1 hour 44 minutes

Studio: © 2016 Roadside Attractions