Purchase tickets early! New Matt Damon & Ben Affleck new local weather change movie takes place at ‘a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference’ to challenge assertion on ‘the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate’

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By Andreas Wiseman

Paul Rudd, Evan Peters, Amy Ryan, Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, Tatiana Maslany & Jason Clarke Set For ‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy’s Next Film

Oscar winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) has set cast for his upcoming feature drama co-financed by Sony Classics.

Starring in the film will be Golden Globe nominee Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Golden Globe winner Evan Peters (American Horror Story), Oscar nominees Amy Ryan (Birdman) and Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers), Emmy winners John Turturro (Severance) and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), and Actor Award nominee Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty).

Filming begins next month on the untitled project, which is described as a “darkly comic drama”. SPC will release domestically.

Based on Nathaniel Rich’s book Losing Earth, the true story is “set at a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, when twenty experts gather for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: the effects of Co2 emissions on the climate. The group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do. Easier said than done.”

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are among exec producers. Department heads include director of photography Stuart Dryburgh (The Piano), production designer John Goldsmith (A Most Violent Year), costume designer Melissa Toth (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind), editor Jane Rizzo (Succession), and casting director Allison Estrin (Billions).