Returning to the direction of feature films, after his Oscar-winning «Between glasses«, 5 years ago, Alexander payne returns with the film «downsizing«, A film with a peculiar history.
It will have in its cast with Paul giamatti, the same protagonist of the aforementioned film, and they will accompany him Reese Witherspoon and Sacha Baron Cohen. Now the film is a social satire, focusing on "tiny people." Giamatti will play a man who is bankrupt, and who has convinced himself that his life will see the light and the improvement if he undergoes a process to reduce his size. Young Witherspoon will play the cute girl that the protagonist will meet in his dwarfing process, and Baron Cohen will be the tiny foreigner that he will accompany in the story.
The three actors have already said yes to their participation in the film, but they have not yet wanted to sign contracts, since Payne is expected to deliver the final script, in order to start working with the definitive. And for those of us who continue to be amazed at how multifaceted some characters are, Payne has not only written the script, he will not only direct the film, but will also produce it with Jim Burke, to FoxSearchlight.