Todd Solondz’s Love Child, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton, has postponed its production indefinitely due to financing issues.
A new report from The New Yorker states that Solondz texted, “The movie died last night,” in June. This message came the day before the cinematographer and production designer were scheduled to fly to Spain for Love Child—and a week before Solondz would join them. The producers described the situation as a “push”—indicating they were not abandoning the project—and the actors, particularly Elizabeth Olsen, remained committed. However, “complex financing” made it easy for the production to fall apart. Olsen remains committed to the project despite the production issues.
Derrick Tseng, another producer, noted that financiers perceived the project as having no value. Solondz felt that, for the foreseeable future, the movie was not going to be made. He expressed the need to move on, stating, “Emotionally too difficult otherwise.”
Love Child follows Misty, who is stuck in a loveless marriage to a brutish husband. Junior, her precocious 11-year-old, is her only consolation. When Easy, a handsome vagabond stranger, appears, Junior hatches a plan to get rid of his father so that his mother can marry him instead. But things end up backfiring, so Junior comes up with yet another plan, this one even more devious and with more disastrous—and unexpected—consequences.
During the film’s announcement, Olsen said, “I am a long-time fan of Todd’s work and to collaborate with him on this film is a true dream.”
The future of Love Child is still uncertain, and we have no idea whether production will start or not. We will update you soon after receiving any news.
Source: The New Yorker
