THE FRIEND

Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Starring: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Carla Cugino, Noma Dumezweni, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Owen Teague

Sigrid Nunez’s novel The Friend was beloved by readers and now it’s getting a page to screen adaptation with Naomi Watts and Bill Murray. The Friend takes on multiple meanings for Naomi Watt’s character, Iris. She’s an author living in a rent-controlled apartment in New York City and seems to have a wonderful, but uneven life. She’s learned that her dear friend and mentor, Walter, recently took his life. Bill Murray plays Walter who was a professor, writer, and great storyteller to many. He had a few marriages throughout his life, but now Iris finds herself the sole caretaker of Walter’s dog, Apollo, after it was bequeathed to her. It’s a large Great Dane, but Iris is not allowed pets in her apartment. She is blindsided by this request questioning what to do with Apollo as she doesn’t want to lose her home and isn’t accustomed to caring for a dog. In theaters

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