Benning and Banderas in Ruby Sparks
A once bestselling author who is suffering from writer’s
block finds inspiration once again writing about his ideal girl whom he named
Ruby Sparks. Paul Dano, whose remarkable
performances in “Little Miss Sunshine” and “There Will Be Blood” stars in “Ruby
Sparks,” a story that his real-life girlfriend Zoe Kazan wrote. The movie is fittingly brought to life by married
pair of directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris whose previous feature
“Little Miss Sunshine” was nominated for four Academy Awards® including Best
Picture.
Paul Dano stars as Calvin who finds true love out his
work of fiction. Inspired to write about
his ideal girl after a long hiatus, Ruby Sparks suddenly comes to life and in
Calvin’s apartment, filling every gap of his once solitary existence. But in Calvin’s case, fear is holding him
back both in his professional and romantic pursuits. “He’s definitely missing something in his
life. There’s an absence. There’s sort of a hole,” notes Dano.
