Christina Hendricks has signed on to join the cast of the upcoming Measure of a Man. Deadline reports that the “Mad Men” star will play mother to Riley Griffiths’ leading character in the adaptation of the novel “One Fat Summer” by Robert Lipsyte, officially described as follows:
For Bobby Marks, summer does not equal fun.
While most people are happy to take off their heavy jackets and long pants, Bobby can’t even button his jeans or reach over his belly to touch his toes. Spending the summer at Rumson Lake is sheer torture.
This particular summer promises to be worse than usual. His parents can’t stop fighting. His best friend, Joanie, goes home to New York City and won’t tell him why. Dr. Kahn, a rich, stingy estate owner who hires him to manage an enormous lawn, is working him to death. And to top it off, a local bully won’t stop torturing him.
Bobby is about to find out just how terrifying and exhilarating one fat summer can be.
Hendricks recently starred in the indie comedy Struck By Lightning and can soon be soon in her Drive co-star Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, How to Catch a Monster.
Terry Loane is attached to direct Measure of a Man from a screenplay by David Scearce. Christian Taylor is attached to produce.
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