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Release Date:
Friday, June 10, 2016 Limited
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Plot: What's the story about?
GENIUS centers on the real-life relationship between literary giant Thomas Wolfe and renowned editor Max Perkins (Firth).
Finding fame and critical success at a young age, Wolfe is a blazing talent with a larger-than-life personality to match. Perkins is one of the most respected and well-known literary editors of all time, discovering such iconic novelists as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
Wolfe and Perkins develop a tender, complex friendship. Transformative and irrepressible, this friendship will change the lives of these brilliant, but very different men forever.
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Who stars in Genius: Cast List
Colin Firth ... Max Perkins
Love Actually, Operation Mincemeat
Nicole Kidman ... Aline Bernstein
The Paperboy, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Jude Law ... Thomas Wolfe
Side Effects, Firebrand
Who's making Genius: Crew List
A look at the Genius behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Michael Grandage last directed My Policeman. The film's writer John Logan last wrote They/Them and Spectre.
Production Companies
River Road Entertainment (Former)
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Production: What we know about Genius?
Key Facts
- Based on an inspirational true story. Adapted from A. Scott Berg's biography, "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius."
Filming Timeline
- 2015 - October: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2015 - June: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2014 - June: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2012 - November: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Principal photography is scheduled to start early in 2014. FilmNation Entertainment will handle international sales.
- 2012 - November: The film was set to Announced status.
- 2010 - August: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - August: The film was set to Announced status.
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Concept status.
Genius Release Date: When was the film released?
Genius was a Limited release in 2016 on Friday, June 10, 2016. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including Now You See Me 2, The Conjuring 2 and WarCraft.
As a Limited release, Genius will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.
Genius DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Genius is coming out on DVD & Blu-ray on To Be Announced (TBA)