-Goran Visnjic (TV’s “ER”) and Melanie Laurent (Shosanna from “Inglourious Basterds”) have signed on to Mike Mills’ “Beginners,” joining a cast that includes Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor. Variety says the “logline is under wraps,” but we revealed what it was about months ago: the film concerns a son (MacGregor) dealing with the double revelation that his father (Plummer) is dying from terminal cancer and has come out of the closet.
The last time we reported about the film, the role of the father’s younger lover hadn’t yet been cast, so we’re assuming this is role Visnjic is taking. Laurent is new to the cast too, so maybe she’s McGregor’s girfriend or a sibling? Production is already underway in Los Angeles. Mills’ last film was “Thumbsuckers” with Lou Taylor-Pucci and an surprisingly great turn from Keanu Reeves. He is known for his music video/design work with Yoko Ono, Blonde Redhead Air, Everything But the Girl, The Divine Comedy, Moby, Beth Orton and Pulp among, many many others.