Hollywood actor and filmmaker Anthony Hopkins, who is a two time Oscar winner, is all set to portray Sigmund Freud in a new project launched in the Cannes market.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project, titled `Freud`s Last Session`, has been shopped in Cannes by WestEnd Films and CAA Media Finance. It`s being directed by Matthew Brown from a script by Mark St. Germain that has been adapted from his play of the same title.
Set on the eve of WWII and towards the end of his life, `Freud`s Last Session` sees Freud inviting iconic author C.S. Lewis for a debate over God`s existence.
Exploring Freud`s unique relationship with his lesbian daughter Anna and Lewis` unconventional romance with his best friend`s mother, the film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud`s study on a dynamic journey, the outlet reported.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, `Freud`s Last Session` will begin filming in the fourth quarter of 2022 in London.
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