Sigourney Weaver will play the grandmother of ‘A monster comes to … – Ideal Digital

Sigourney Weaver takes a career closely related to fantasy and science fiction. Perhaps this is why Juan Antonio Bayona was so excited to announce that the star of Alien will play the boy’s grandmother protagonist of ‘A monster comes to me’, his next film.

The American actress Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of ‘ A monster comes to me ‘, the upcoming movie Juan Antonio Bayona , which will also feature Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones.

Catalan director himself has confirmed through his Twitter account, joining the project star of ‘Alien’ and icon science fiction film, Sigourney Weaver . “I can not be more excited to work with her,” stated the author of ‘The Impossible’ and ‘The Orphanage’.

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Based on a novel by Patrick Ness, who also wrote the screenplay, ‘ A monster comes to me ‘ tells the story of a boy who, to escape from his mother’s illness and abuse of his schoolmates He took refuge in a fantasy world. Britain’s Felicity Jones will play the mother, while Neeson is the monster and Weaver grandma boy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “

The movie, even with long wait, it has already generated much interest among readers of the novel and, of course, Spanish fans, Bayona, who after his success with ‘The Orphanage’ and ‘The Impossible’, triumphed again this year filming several episodes of ‘Penny Dreadful’ .

Its release is scheduled in 2016 and has the usual production of Bayonne, Apaches Entertainment. The American Focus Features and Lionsgate also involved in funding and will be responsible for distribution in the United States.

Both Neeson as Sigourney Weaver have already experience with Spanish directors. If the first has starred in the last two thrillers Jaume Collet Serra, Weaver participated, along with Robert De Niro in ‘Red Lights’ (2012) by Rodrigo Cortés. The New York actress has pending release ‘Exodus’ and Ridley Scott ‘Chappie’, the new movie from Neil Blomkamp (‘Elysium’). It also plans to participate in the three sequels to ‘Avatar’ James Cameron prepares.

We will monitor the progress of Bayonne and Sigourney Weaver in all matters relating to ‘A monster comes to me’ undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of 2016. It will be a candidate for an international award? Is this the Oscar? Time will tell.