InMy Dinner with Hervé, a journalist, David Tate (Jamie Dornan) and a network star Hervé Villechaize(Peter Dinklage) become friends. It doesn’t seem that riveting or unusual until you dig a little deeper, and find that the relationship had life-changing consequences for them both. How can it not when a knife-wielding French dwarf actor is involved?
I’m not an expert on Americanized French accents, but Dinklage seems to be doing ok with this one … although whether or not it will become somewhat distracting over the course of the film remains to be seen. The HBO movie is chock-full of talent, and Villechaize’s story is both fascinating and tragic, which should make for a riveting biopic.
Check out theMy Dinner with Hervétrailer below. The film hits HBO on October 20th and also starsMireille Enos,Harriet Walter,Oona Chaplin,David Strahairn, andAndy Garcia.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Inspired by a real story, MY DINNER WITH HERVE explores the unlikely friendship between struggling journalist Danny Tate (Dornan) and Hervé Villechaize (Dinklage), the world’s most famous knife-wielding French dwarf actor, as it unfolds over one wild night in LA – an encounter that will have life-changing consequences for both. The film also stars: Mireille Enos as Hervé’s longtime girlfriend, Kathy Self; Harriet Walter as Danny’s newspaper editor, Fiona Baskin; Oona Chaplin as Danny’s girlfriend, Katie Nielson; with David Strathairn as Villechaize’s longtime agent, Marty Rothstein; and Andy García as Ricardo Montalbán, Villechaize’s “Fantasy Island” co-star. Directed by Sacha Gervasi, with a screenplay by Gervasi and story by Gervasi & Sean Macaulay, the film is executive produced by Steven Zaillian, Richard Middleton, Ross Katz, Jessica de Rothschild, Sacha Gervasi and Peter Dinklage. Garrett Basch and David Ginsberg serve as co-executive producers.
