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EXCLUSIVE: Tony and Grammy-winning character Jonathan Groff has inked a woody to subordinate Daniel Radcliffe in Trust nan Man, a Vietnam War thriller that was announced past February up of EFM.
The project, written and to beryllium directed by Will Graham, reunites nan duo pursuing their activity together successful nan aggregate Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, which collapsed location records astatine The Hudson Theatre respective different times passim its run.
Shooting successful New Jersey this summer, Trust nan Man follows an eager Army Intelligence serviceman who’s assigned to analyse a dressed up worker pinch a mysterious past during nan Vietnam War. As surveillance and interrogation deepen, nan statement betwixt loyalty and obsession blurs, starring some men into a vulnerable and uncontrollable connection.
No connection yet connected nan domiciled to beryllium played by Groff. Lucas Hedges had antecedently been group to prima other Radcliffe but fell disconnected owed to scheduling issues.
Producers on Trust nan Man include Graham, Tonia Davis and Max Linsky for Invitation Media; Luke Rodgers; and Alex Scott. Jeffrey Soros and Hailey Wierengo are exec producing, pinch Jess Hackel co-producing. UTA is repping home rights, pinch Neon International handling international.
Both Groff and Radcliffe are coming disconnected of individual caller successes connected Broadway. Earlier this spring, Groff completed his Tony-nominated tally arsenic Bobby Darin successful nan jukebox musical Just successful Time, which he besides produced. Meanwhile, Radcliffe conscionable completed his Tony-nominated tally successful nan one-man show Every Brilliant Thing. Both shows person afloat recouped, with Just successful Time becoming nan first caller philharmonic retired of nan 2024-2025 play to do so.
Currently successful accumulation connected Lin Manuel Miranda’s movie adjustment of nan musical Octet, Groff will soon make his Royal Shakespeare Company debut arsenic Rosalind successful an all-male accumulation of As You Like It, directed by Daniel Evans. He is represented by CAA.
