The Lears Movie Updates

Mon., Jan. 28, 2019

• added Vertical Entertainment as a distributor
• changed the US film release date from April 22, 2017 to February 15, 2019
• set film release to Limited
• changed the US film release date from TBA to April 22, 2017
• set film release to Limited
• added a running time of 110 minutes
• added a poster to the gallery
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• changed the production status to Completed

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Fri., Apr. 29, 2016

from Variety

Bruce Dern, Anthony Michael Hall to Star in ‘King Lear’ Adaptation

Bruce Dern, Anthony Michael Hall and Sean Astin are starring in The Lears, a comic adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” Variety has learned.

• added a synopsis

• A world-renowned architect Davenport Lear summons his four dysfunctional children to a weekend family retreat in one of his signature architectural creations. When they hear the bombshell that Lear has decided to marry his personal assistant Diana ... show all over the weekend, it sets off a round of devious behavior and conflict as each of them jockeys for position, borne by self-interest, greed and jealousy.

• added James Hoare as actor to credits
• added Carl Bessai as director and screenwriter to credits
• added Nic Bishop as actor to credits
• added Victoria Smurfit as actor to credits
• added Aly Michalka as actor to credits
• added NeoClassics Films as a production company
• added comedy as a genre
• changed the production status to Production
• added Sean Astin as actor to credits
• added Anthony Michael Hall as actor to credits
• added Bruce Dern as actor to credits
• created the movie profile