George Clooney, Annette Bening, Paul Weitz Bruce Glikas/WireImage; Kristina Bumphrey/Variety/Getty Images; Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment George Clooney and Annette Bening will star in In Love, an adaptation of Amy Bloom's New York Times best-selling memoir In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss that is to be directed by Paul Weitz. Anton, the rising outfit run by Sébastien Raybaud that helped produced Memoir of a Snail and the upcoming Victorian Psycho, is fully financing and is representing international rights. U.S. rights are co-represented by Anton and CAA Media Finance. With In Love, Bloom wrote about how her she slowly lost her husband to Alzheimer's, how the two made the decision to travel to Switzerland to end his life, and the struggle to move forward as a widow. The book was an affirmation of love and the power of relationships. It was also named TIME Magazine's No. 1 best nonfiction book and included on their list of 100 must-read books. Related Stories Movies Santa Barbara Film Fest: 'Jay Kelly' Star Adam Sandler Tapped for Maltin Modern Master Award Movies George Clooney, Adam Sandler Laud 'Jay Kelly' Co-Star Jim Broadbent at London Film Fest Premiere: "So Happy We Can Say We Did a Movie With Him" Oscar-nominated Weitz, whose recent films include 2021's Fatherhood and 2022's Moving On, co-wrote the script with Bloom. Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev, who produced the upcoming Brendan Fraser drama Rental Family, developed the project and will produce via their banner Sight Unseen. Also producing are Andrew Miano and Weitz via their shingle Depth of Field, while Clooney will also produce with his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov. Raybaud is producing for Anton. Clooney is hoping to be a player this award season with Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach's comedy-drama that premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and debuts on Netflix Dec. 5. Bening will next be seen opposite Jessie Buckley in Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal's unique take on the Bride of Frankenstein story. Warner Bros. releases the movie March 6, 2026. Clooney is repped by CAA and attorney Stephen Clark while Bening is represented by CAA and Gochman Law Group. Weitz and Depth of Field are repped by CAA, Untitled, and attorney Alex Kohner. Bloom is repped by WME. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Zoey Deutch Denver Film Fest to Honor Zoey Deutch, Ben Foster and Screen Robert Redford and Diane Keaton Films Cannes Film Festival 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain' Review: Animated French Charmer Portrays the Magic and Terror of Early Childhood Scott Derrickson 'Black Phone 2' Review: Ethan Hawke Returns for More Virtuoso Demonic Tormenting in an Effective Horror Sequel Heat Vision Madeleine McGraw Almost Missed Out on the First 'Black Phone,' And Now She's Leading the Sequel Richard Gere Richard Gere Pays Tribute to "Completely Original" Diane Keaton: "We Took Care of Each Other" Richard Linklater Why Filming 'Blue Moon' Required a "Dismantling" of Ethan Hawke Zoey Deutch Denver Film Fest to Honor Zoey Deutch, Ben Foster and Screen Robert Redford and Diane Keaton Films Cannes Film Festival 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain' Review: Animated French Charmer Portrays the Magic and Terror of Early Childhood Scott Derrickson 'Black Phone 2' Review: Ethan Hawke Returns for More Virtuoso Demonic Tormenting in an Effective Horror Sequel Heat Vision Madeleine McGraw Almost Missed Out on the First 'Black Phone,' And Now She's Leading the Sequel Richard Gere Richard Gere Pays Tribute to "Completely Original" Diane Keaton: "We Took Care of Each Other" Richard Linklater Why Filming 'Blue Moon' Required a "Dismantling" of Ethan Hawke