Haynes, who was a fan of silent film directors F.W. The 1927 scenes were filmed in black and white in 35-negative anamorphic, which differs from the aspect ratio of silent films. Filming took place in Peekskill, New York. Principal photography began on May 4, 2016. Simmonds was cast, and on set, she worked with American Sign Language interpreter Lynette Taylor. They sought out deaf communities and received audition tapes from 200 deaf children. He instructed his casting director Laura Rosenthal to seek out deaf children around the country and if they could not find someone, they would cast a hearing child. Haynes said they wanted to cast a deaf actor since deafness was integral to the two stories and the driving theme in the film. Among those cast was Millicent Simmonds, a deaf actor from Utah. In May 2016, James Urbaniak joined the cast. In April 2016, Jaden Michael, Cory Michael Smith, Michelle Williams, Oakes Fegley, and Amy Hargreaves joined the cast of the film. In November 2015, Julianne Moore had been cast in the film, with Pamela Koffler and John Sloss joining as producers. He saw it as a family film and as an opportunity to make a film about children that children could also see. The director also considered the story 'a classic mystery' in learning why two stories are being told and how they would connect. Haynes said his previous films had mostly been period films and that Wonderstruck 's double-period premise, set in the 1920s and the 1970s, intrigued him. Haynes was involved as director by May 2015 with Christine Vachon producing under her Killer Films banner. Todd Haynes directed Wonderstruck based on an adapted screenplay by Brian Selznick, who also wrote the novel of the same name. Julianne Moore as Lillian Mayhew / Older Rose Mayhew.In 1977, recently orphaned Ben, made deaf by a freak accident, runs away from his Minnesota home in search of his father.

In 1927, young deaf girl Rose runs away from her father's New Jersey home to find her mother/idol, the actress Lillian Mayhew. The film interlaces two stories set fifty years apart, switching frequently between them, with the older storyline filmed in black and white. It was given a limited release in the United States by Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions on October 20, 2017. The film premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017, and competed for the Palme d'Or. The film stars Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, and Millicent Simmonds.

Wonderstruck is a 2017 American mystery drama film directed by Todd Haynes and based on the 2011 novel Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, who also adapted the novel into a screenplay.

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