John Travolta and Salma Hayek Pinault To Star In A THREE DOG LIFE

Two-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner John Travolta (PULP FICTION, GET SHORTY) and Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek Pinault (SAVAGES, upcoming THE PROPHET) will star in the drama A THREE DOG LIFE, based on thebest-selling memoir by Abigail Thomas, it was announced today by producers J. Todd Harris (THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT) and Clark Peterson (MONSTER).

The film is written and will be directed by Nick Guthe (MINI’S FIRST TIME), who also produces.

The Solution Entertainment Group (“The Solution”) will represent international rights at the ongoing European Film Market in Berlin.  CAA and WME Global are co-representing US rights.

When Abigail Thomas’ (Hayek Pinault) husband, Rich (Travolta), gets hit by a car, his brain is shattered and he has no memory of his past life. Subject to hallucinations, rage and terror, he is forced to live in an isolated institution to control the side effects of his near-death accident. In order to be close to her husband, Abigail reinvents her life and moves from New York City to the small country town, with her new family of three dogs.

“Nick’s adaptation of Abigail’s emotional memoir is incredibly moving. It’s rare to find such dramatic and honest material,” said Harris.

“With Nick directing this cast, the ingredients are in place for a poignant and engrossing movie,” added Peterson.

“Nick has adapted Thomas’ heart-wrenching memoir flawlessly, capturing the intimate details of how her marriage is put to the test following a life-changing accident. John and Salma are the perfect pair to portray this couple’s journey over the course of several years,” said The Solution’s co-founders and partners, Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel.

A Three Dog Life, published in 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, was named one of The Los Angeles Times Favorite Nonfiction Books of the Year and A Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year. It received rave reviews in major publications including Vanity Fair, Newsweek and USA Today upon release. The memoir recently resurfaced in popularity and reached #2 on The New York Times Bestseller list in September 2013.

Two-time Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe winning actor John Travolta has one of the most impressive list of credits that spans over 40 years.Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after starring in the box office successes SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (where he received his first Oscar® nomination) and GREASE. Travolta’s role in Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION earned him his second Oscar® nomination for Best Actor and he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in GET SHORTY opposite Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito. Travolta will next star in The Solution’s heist film, THE FORGER, opposite Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan, in post-production.

Salma Hayek Pinault was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Frida Kahlo in FRIDA opposite Alfred Molina. Her other film credits include Robert Rodriguez’s DESPERADO and ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO co-starring Antonio Banderas, Oliver Stone’s SAVAGES and lending her voice to DreamWork’s hugely successful PUSS IN BOOTS. She will next be seen in The Solution’s HOW TO MAKE LOVE LIKE AN ENGLISHMAN opposite Pierce Brosnan and Jessica Alba and is currently providing her voice to the animated film, THE PROPHET opposite Liam Neeson and John Krasinski. She was recently cast in Matteo Garrone’s new film, THE TALE OF TALES co-starring Vincent Cassel, which will begin shooting this spring.

Travolta is represented by WME and Principato Young Entertainment and Hayek Pinault by CAA and Management 360. Guthe is represented by APA and Echo Lake Management.