Billy Crudup cast in Richard Linklater's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Richard Linklater happens to be one of my favorite directors of all time probably due to his range of storytelling. The man has made one of, if not, the greatest love trilogies of all-time, a special 90s comedy that was set within the 70s and a film that took place over a 12-year span in real time. Now, he’s adapting a novel for his next film that is set to go into production very shortly titled Where’d You Go, Bernadette. The film already had Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig cast, now Deadline reports that Billy Crudup has joined the fray as well.

            Where’d You Go, Bernadette follows the titular character, a mother in Seattle who has gone missing and left her teenage daughter to track her down. With the talent involved, it sure is a good move for Crudup to sign onto a project like this. He’ll continue his hot streak of working with talented directors in the last few years like Tom McCarthy, Pedro Larrain and Mike Mills. He’ll play Elgie in the film, the husband of Blanchett’s character.

            Crudup can be seen in theaters starting today in Ridley Scott’s, Alien: Covenant before heading into the comic book realm as Henry Allen in Justice League and The Flash. He also co-stars in the upcoming Netflix series, Gypsy which is available to stream on June 30^th.