Oscar Winner Tom McCarthy Sets Next Film at Sony Pictures Classics

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• In addition to acquiring the worldwide rights to the project, Sony Pictures Classics will co-finance the movie.
• Related Stories Amazon's Fire TV Getting Major User Interface Upgrade McCarthy adapted the screenplay with Thomas Bidegan and Noé Debré, based on Nathaniel Rich’s book “Losing Earth,” described as a “dramatic, darkly comic, true story” set at the onset of the climate change debate, when the science was proven but political and industry forces ultimately derailed progress.
• Popular on Variety “At a beachside resort in Florida in 1980, 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,” an early synopsis of the story explains.
• “This group of scientists, activists, and policymakers have one simple mandate from Congress — write a statement about what to do.
• Easier said than done.” In a statement announcing the project, McCarthy said, “What drew me to this story originally was the timeless idea that no matter our differences, we must find ways to work together if we have a hope of solving our problems.