According to THR, Heller has added Can You Ever Forgive Me? to her directing to-do list, with McCarthy set to play the role of famous forger Lee Israel.
Aside from having a great title, Can You Ever Forgive Me? has been attracting some truly great talent.
Holofcener wrote the screenplay for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and it’s unclear if Heller will take a pass at the script herself before heading into production.
Exquisitely written, with reproductions of her marvelous forgeries, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is Israel’s delightful, hilarious memoir of a brilliant and audacious literary crime caper.