Long Day's Journey Into Night (upcoming film)

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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Directed by Jonathan Kent
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire
Based on Long Day's Journey into Night
by Eugene O'Neill
Starring Jessica Lange
Ed Harris
Ben Foster
Colin Morgan
CinematographyMark Wolf [1]
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [2]
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Long Day's Journey Into Night is an upcoming Irish drama film written by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Jonathan Kent, and starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ben Foster and Colin Morgan. It is Kent's feature directorial debut and based on Eugene O'Neill's play of the same title. [1] [3]

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Filming began in Ireland in September 2022. [5] Filming specifically occurred in County Wicklow. [1] In November 2022, it was announced that filming had wrapped. [1] Lange confirmed in a May 2024 interview with People that the film was "finally finished." [4]

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