Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) "are in talks to star" in Emma-Kate Croghan's (Love and Other Catastrophes, Strange Planet) movie The Household Guide to Dying, based on the book by Debra Adelaide, Deadline reported. The film marks Australian director's return to features after a 25-year absence.
Ellen Wander of Film Bridge International is selling The Household Guide to Dying at this week's American Film Market in Las Vegas. CAA Media Finance and WME Independent are co-repping domestic. The film is being produced by Leesa Kahn (Come Away) and Catriona Hughes (Kokoda: 39th Battalion) of GFN Productions, as well as James Spring (Finding Your Feet) of Fred Films.