Genius is a 2016 British-American biographical drama film directed by Michael Grandage and written by John Logan. This film stars Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce, and Dominic West. It is based on the book Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg.
Summary[]
Maxwell Perkins, a renowned book editor, develops a friendship with novelist Thomas Wolfe while working together on a project.
Cast[]
- Colin Firth as Maxwell Perkins
- Jude Law as Thomas Wolfe
- Nicole Kidman as Aline Bernstein
- Dominic West as Ernest Hemingway
- Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Laura Linney as Louise Saunders
- Vanessa Kirby as Zelda Fitzgerald
- Makenna McBrierty as Nancy Perkins