Ruby Sparks Actors

Ruby sparks is a romantic comedy with a metafiction twist as an insular and creatively blocked writer wills one of his creations into existence.

Ruby sparks actors.

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. Annette bening as gertrude. Ruby sparks is a 2012 american romantic comedy drama film directed by jonathan dayton and valerie faris and written by zoe kazan.

His reality is upended when ruby suddenly manifests in his apartment in love with him and precisely as he s written her. 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. Zoe kazan as ruby. Zoe swicord kazan was born in los angeles california to screenwriters nicholas kazan and robin swicord.

A novelist struggling with writer s block finds romance in a most unusual way. Elliott gould as dr. Directed by jonathan dayton valerie faris. Steve coogan as langdon.

8 years ago 71 views. Ruby sparks 2012 rated r for for language including some sexual references and for some drug use 104 minutes cast. Ruby sparks 2012 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. In the fall of 2006 she played sandy opposite cynthia nixon.

A struggling writer is encouraged by his shrink to create his dream girl. 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. Cast paul dano calvin weir fields executive producer zoe kazan ruby sparks screenwriter executive producer elliott gould dr. Kazan received her ba in theater from yale university.

She is the granddaughter of director elia kazan. Ruby sparks cast featurette. She is of greek from her paternal grandfather english and german descent. Chris messina as harry.

By creating a female character he thinks will love him then willing her into existence. Paul dano as calvin.