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The Normal Heart is a 2014 American television drama film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of the same name.The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Jonathan Groff, and Julia Roberts.
The Normal Heart is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer. It focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. The play's title comes from W. H. Auden's poem, "September 1, 1939". [1]
The film shows the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks (Ruffalo), the founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. [60] The production of The Normal Heart stopped for a few months while he was on a diet. [61]
John Benjamin Hickey (born June 25, 1963) is an American actor with a career in stage, film and television. He won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Felix Turner in The Normal Heart .
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) [1] is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Battleship (2012), John Carter (2012), Savages (2012), Lone Survivor (2013), The Grand Seduction (2014), American Assassin (2017), Only The Brave (2017), and 21 ...
He became inspired to chronicle the same reaction from the American government and the gay community to the AIDS crisis by writing The Normal Heart, despite having promised never to write for the theater again. [35] The Normal Heart is a play set between 1981 and 1984. It addresses a writer named Ned Weeks as he nurses his lover, who is dying ...
In December 2014, after the success of the film adaptation of The Normal Heart, it was reported that Kramer was set to write an adaptation The Destiny of Me for HBO, with Ryan Murphy returning to direct the film, and Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts and Jim Parsons mentioned as potentially reprising their roles. [6]
Normal is an upcoming American crime thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a script written by Derek Kolstad and Bob Odenkirk. Odenkirk also stars in the film alongside Henry Winkler , Lena Headey , Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan , Brendan Fletcher , Peter Shinkoda , and Jess McLeod .