SPACEY AND MENDES REUNITE FOR SHAKESPEARE
KEVIN SPACEY is reuniting with the director who helped him win an Academy Award in a new transatlantic theatre project.
The actor will star as Shakespeare’s Richard III in a production due to open in New York and close in London, directed by Sam Mendes. Spacey an d Mendes scooped Best Actor and Best Director Oscars for 1999 movie Ameri can Beauty.
Announcing the project, due to open on Broadway in February 2012, Space y says, "Sam is one of the finest directors I have had the pleasure to wo rk with and to gain this opportunity is beyond my wildest hopes.
"With such a remarkable character before me, I have a feeling this one is going to be a memorable experience." The play will end its run at London’s Old Vic theatre, where Spacey is currently artistic director.
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