Julianne Moore & Zach Galifianakis to Join Ellen Page in FREEHELD

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Julianne Moore and Zach Galifianakis have signed on to join Ellen Page in the upcoming drama FREEHELD. Peter Sollett will direct. Ron Nyswaner penned the script.

The film is based on the 2007 documentary, and tells the "true story of the lateLaurel Hester (Moore), a New Jersey police detective whose world was shattered when she became terminally ill and government officials prevented her from assigning her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Page)."

Moore will next appear in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Seventh Son, Non-Stop, Maps to the Stars and Still Alice. Other recent movie credits include Carrie, The English Teacher, Don Jon, Crazy, Stupid, Love., The Kids Are All Right, A Single Man and more. She has also appeared on TV in 30 Rock and As the World Turns.

She appeared on Broadway in 2006's The Vertical Hour, and has also graced the stage in off-Broadway's Ice Cream with Hot Fudge and Serious Money.

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