Ruby Sparks Actors

A novelist struggling with writer s block finds romance in a most unusual way.

Ruby sparks actors. Young author calvin weir fields paul dano once a literary darling is having trouble composing his next novel. It stars paul dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character ruby sparks played by kazan comes to life and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence. Following a therapist s advice calvin pulls out an old manual typewriter and. Ruby sparks is a romantic comedy with a metafiction twist as an insular and creatively blocked writer wills one of his creations into existence.

Kazan received her ba in theater from yale university. Elliott gould as dr. Ruby sparks 2012 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Ruby sparks is a 2012 american romantic comedy drama film directed by jonathan dayton and valerie faris and written by zoe kazan.

She is the granddaughter of director elia kazan. Rosenthal chris messina harry annette bening gertrude antonio banderas mort steve coogan langdon tharp alia shawkat mabel aasif mandvi cyrus modi toni trucks susie deborah ann woll lila jane anne thomas saskia john f. Cast paul dano calvin weir fields executive producer zoe kazan ruby sparks screenwriter executive producer elliott gould dr. With paul dano zoe kazan annette bening antonio banderas.

In the fall of 2006 she played sandy opposite cynthia nixon. Ruby sparks cast featurette. Reuniting little miss sunshine s husband and wife duo jonathan dayton and valerie faris with paul dano this is essentially a conventional romantic comedy with all the familiar genre clichés present and correct but it does explore some darker. His reality is upended when ruby suddenly manifests in his apartment in love with him and precisely as he s written her.

She is of greek from her paternal grandfather english and german descent. A struggling writer is encouraged by his shrink to create his dream girl. Steve coogan as langdon. By creating a female character he thinks will love him then willing her into existence.

Antonio banderas as mort. 8 years ago 71 views. Chris messina as harry. Paul dano as calvin.

Zoe swicord kazan was born in los angeles california to screenwriters nicholas kazan and robin swicord. Zoe kazan as ruby.