Nathan Lane, Greg Kinnear & Julianne Moore Team up for THE ENGLISH TEACHER Flick

Deadline.com reports this morning that Julianne Moore, Nathan Lane and Greg Kinnear are teaming up for Artina Films' The English Teacher, a comedy about a loveless English teacher (Moore) who finds romance with "a former student, who failed as a playwright in New York, returns and she convinces him to mount his unproduced play at the high school." Lane is set to play the school's drama teacher. Craig Zisk (Weeds, The Big C) will direct the project, which is being produced by Naomi Despres, Robert Salerno, Matthew Chausse and Ben LeClair. Inferno Entertainment holds the international distribution rights.

Lane was last seen on Broadway in The Addams Family. Lane is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuart Little. In 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. 

Julianne Moore made her Broadway debut in the 2006-2007 season in The Vertical Hour. Film credits include The Big Lebowski, The End of the Affair, Magnolia, Far from Heaven, The Hours and The Kids Are All Right. She has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Greg Kinnear has starred in over 20 films, including As Good As It Gets, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Additional film credits include Sabrina, Dear God, You've Got Mail, Nurse Betty, Loser, Little Miss Sunshine and Invincible.

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