Kyle Chandler ("The Wolf of Wall Street," "Zero Dark Thirty") will join the film adaptation of author Patricia Highsmith's "Carol" (aka "The Price Of Salt") says Deadline
The film traces the complex relationship between two very different
women in 1950s New York. One is a twenty-something girl ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "Side Effects" actress Rooney Mara) working
in a department store who dreams of a more fulfilling life, the other is
a wife trapped in a loveless marriage (Cate Blanchett)
Chandler plays the jealous husband of Blanchett's
character.
Sarah Paulson plays Blanchett's ex-lover and current confidante.
Phyllis Nagy penned the adapted script. Filmmaker Todd Haynes ("I'm Not There," "Far from Heaven") is set to direct the film
Boy A director John Crowley was previously linked as director but vacated over scheduling conflicts.
Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley and Christine Vachon will produce.
Haynes and Blanchett worked together on "I'm Not There".
Production begins in the Spring.
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