Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy are joining the already cast Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett in the period-based sex comedy (never thought we’d type that out), “Hysteria.”
The interesting premise will feature Dancy and Pryce as doctors in Victorian-era London “treating cases of hysteria, a condition said to be characterized at the time by a woman’s irritability, anger or unexplained tears. Dancy’s character and his best friend, portrayed by Everett, experiment with a new electrical device for treatment for the ailment. Gyllenhaal portrays the daughter of Pryce’s character.”
Interesting to say the least. The film was written by Stephen and Jonah Lisa Dyer and will be directed by Tanya Wexler. The concept actually sounds pretty good, but we hope it’s not just not your average sex comedy with the actors in wigs and costumes. But we like the talent involved, so we’ll wait to see how this turns out.
Shooting will take place in October in London and Luxembourg.
