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Dylan O'Brien to Star in "Being Heumann" Film Adaptation
Yara Sameh Dylan O'Brien is set to star alongside Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo in "Being Heumann", Apple's film adaptation of the bestselling memoir from disability activist Judy Heumann. In the film from CODA Oscar winner Siân Heder, O'Brien will play Evan White, one of the few reporters covering the San Francisco disability rights protests at the heart of the story. Madeley plays the title role, as previously announced, with Ruffalo playing Joseph Califano, the U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Jimmy Carter, who was initially reluctant to sign off on civil rights legislation affecting the disabled community. "Being Heumann" follows Heumann as she leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in in 1977. The protestors quickly form a tightly bound community, refusing to leave until the government enforces section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which required all federal spaces to become accessible. Hailing from Apple Studios, "Being Heumann" will be helmed by Heder, under her overall deal with Apple, from her script written with Rebekah Taussig. David Permut (Hacksaw Ridge, Face/Off) will produce for Permut Presentations alongside Kevin Walsh (Napoleon, Manchester by the Sea), whose The Walsh Company is under an overall deal with Apple. Heumann's managers John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary of Gravity Squared Entertainment will also serve as producers, with Heumann, Being Heumann co-author Kristen Joiner, Diana Pokorny, and and Jim Lebrecht exec producing. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, O'Brien premiered the dark comedy "Twinless", where he's executive producer and star, winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting and seeing the film claim the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. Months later, the film was picked up by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions, which will release it in theaters on September 5. O'Brien's other upcoming projects include the 2024 Sundance drama "Ponyboi" (in select theaters June 27) and the Sam Raimi-directed horror film "Send Help" for 20th Century Studios, opposite Rachel McAdams. Also coming off a critically praised turn as Dan Aykroyd in Jason Reitman's "Saturday Night", as well as the M. Night Shyamalan-produced "Caddo Lake", for which he was nominated for a Gotham Television Award. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
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29-05-2025
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‘CODA' Director Sian Heder's ‘Being Heumann' Lands Ruth Madeley as Lead
Ruth Madeley will play disability rights activist Judy Heumann in the Apple movie Being Heumann from CODA director Sian Heder. The BAFTA-nominated actress will play Heumann as she leads over a hundred disabled people to take over the San Francisco Federal Building, kicking off a 28-day sit-in. The protest led to the enforcement of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which required all federal spaces to become accessible. Heumann, known as 'the mother of the disability rights movement,' was a central architect of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She died in 2023 at the age of 75. More from The Hollywood Reporter Lin-Manuel Miranda and Original 'Hamilton' Cast Performing at Tony Awards John Mulaney's Fight With Three 14-Year-Olds Was a Bit of a Letdown Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, Michelle Yeoh Films Sell Wide at Cannes The film is based on Heumann's best-selling memoir of the same name, which Heder and Rebekah Taussig adapted for the screen. Heder will also produce under her overall deal with Apple, along with David Permut and Kevin Walsh for The Walsh Company via that banner's overall deal with the studio. Heumann's managers John W. Beach and Kevin Cleary of Gravity Squared Entertainment will also serve as producers. Executive producers include a posthumous credit for Heumann, Being Heumann co-author Kristen Joiner and Diana Pokorny. 'What an unbelievable honor to play The Mother of disability rights, an icon and powerhouse to the disabled community. Judy has always been a source of inspiration for me personally, and I am so excited to share her story with the world,' said Madeley, who was born with spina bifida. Her credits include U.K. series Dr. Who and Years and Years. Madeley is repped by Curtis Brown and Tapestry London. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
