Fresh off of his stint as the co-lead in "The Fault In Our Stars," Ansel Elgort has been tapped to play Van Cliburn in the biopic of the same name, according to Deadline. The film is based on the Howard Reich book on the famed musician, with Elgort playing the pianist in 1958, the year that the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition was launched in Moscow. The Texas-born savant wowed audiences during the Cold War when America's tensions with Russia ran high. Van Cliburn was credited with easing that strain and went on to become one of the most in-demand performers of all time, starting his own International Piano Competition in his home state in 1962. Cliburn died in February last year. Elgort comes from a ballet performance background but he also, indeed, plays piano. He most recently appeared as Augustus Waters in "The Fault In Our Stars," which paired him back up with Shailene Woodley,...
- 6/23/2014
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Ansel Elgort, hot off the male lead of Augustus Waters in The Fault In Our Stars, has signed to play the title role in Van Cliburn, a feature that is being mounted by Temple Hill partners Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen along with Crystal City Entertainment in association with The Johnson Group. Godfrey and Bowen, who worked with Elgort on The Fault In Our Stars, will produce with Ari Daniel Pinchot and Robert M. Johnson is exec producer. Andrew Stern will write the script. The film is based on the Howard Reich book Van Cliburn, and Elgort will play […]...
- 6/23/2014
- Deadline
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