Director and actress Adrienne Shelly died before her screenplay, Serious Moonlight, made it to the screen. But thanks to the effort of her husband Andy Ostroy, the screenplay became the directorial debut of actress Cheryl Hines, and after premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, Serious Moonlight will hit theaters courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
According to the press release, Magnolia will release the film through their on-demand program in November, before bringing it to theaters in early December. "We're very impressed with Magnolia's distribution model, their savvy team, and their overall vision for Serious Moonlight," Ostroy said in the release. "I know Adrienne would be proud of this film and thrilled to have another movie of hers in theatres for audiences to see."
The film, a dark comedy, stars Meg Ryan who, in attempt to keep her husband (Timothy Hutton) from leaving her, ties him to a chair in their vacation home until he agrees to love her forever. Hines said in the press release, ""I'm excited about where Magnolia's going to take us. Serious Moonlight is a dark, funny film, which I think audiences are going to really enjoy, especially Meg and Tim's incredible performances."
For more on Serious Moonlight, check out our video interview with Cheryl Hines from the Tribeca Film Festival, which we've embedded below.
