Glenn Close joins Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the Legendary Pictures comedy Brothers

Glenn Close joins Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the Legendary Pictures comedy Brothers from Palm Springs director Max Barbakow


Glenn Close has found her next big-screen project, signing on to star in the Legendary Pictures comedy Brothers.

The 74-year-old eight-time Oscar nominated actress joins Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

No details were given for Close’s character, though Brolin and Dinklage are playing a pair of ‘unlikely brothers.’

New project: Glenn Close has found her next big-screen project, signing on to star in the Legendary Pictures comedy Brothers

Co-star: The 74-year-old eight-time Oscar nominated actress joins Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter

Co-star: The 74-year-old eight-time Oscar nominated actress joins Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter 

Peter's role: No details were given for Close's character, though Brolin and Dinklage are playing a pair of 'unlikely brothers'

Peter’s role: No details were given for Close’s character, though Brolin and Dinklage are playing a pair of ‘unlikely brothers’

While no specific plot details have been given, the story has been compared to the 1988 comedy classic Twins.

That movie starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as two long-lost twins separated at birth who reunite for the first time.

Palm Springs director Max Barbakow has come aboard to direct, working from a script by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) and actor-writer-director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore).

Director: Palm Springs director Max Barbakow has come aboard to direct, working from a script by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) and actor-writer-director Macon Blair (I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore)

Director: Palm Springs director Max Barbakow has come aboard to direct, working from a script by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder) and actor-writer-director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore)

Dinklage and Brolin will also serve as producers on the film, alongside Andrew Lazar (American Sniper) through his Mad Chance Productions company.  

Close is coming off her eighth Oscar nomination for Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy, which she lost to Yuh-Jung Youn from Minari.

She’ll next be seen in Swan Song, starring alongside Awkwafina, Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, which is currently in post-production.

Producer: Dinklage and Brolin will also serve as producers on the film, alongside Andrew Lazar (American Sniper) through his Mad Chance Productions company

Producer: Dinklage and Brolin will also serve as producers on the film, alongside Andrew Lazar (American Sniper) through his Mad Chance Productions company

She will also play Norma Desmond in a new incarnation of the classic Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard.

Barbakow is coming off his critically-acclaimed Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, and he has the documentary Collision Bend coming up, set against the backdrop of the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Brolin plays Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Dune, arriving in theaters October 1.

New role: She will also play Norma Desmond in a new incarnation of the classic Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard

New role: She will also play Norma Desmond in a new incarnation of the classic Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard

Coming soon: Brolin plays Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve's highly-anticipated adaptation of Dune, arriving in theaters October 1

Coming soon: Brolin plays Gurney Halleck in Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Dune, arriving in theaters October 1

He also stars in Flag Day, from director Sean Penn, starring alongside Miles Teller and Katheryn Winnick. 

Dinklage is coming off his role in Netflix’s I Care A Lot, which debuted on the streaming service this summer.

He will next be seen portraying Cyrano de Bergerac in the upcoming Joe Wright film simply titled Cyrano. 

Coming soon: He will next be seen portraying Cyrano de Bergerac in the upcoming Joe Wright film simply titled Cyrano

Coming soon: He will next be seen portraying Cyrano de Bergerac in the upcoming Joe Wright film simply titled Cyrano