Tyler Perry Joins Chloë Grace Moretz In BRAIN ON FIRE Film

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Tyler Perry has joined the cast of BRAIN ON FIRE. Broad Green Pictures made the announcement on Monday.

The film directed by Gerard Barrett is based on Susannah Cahalan’s New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness and is currently shooting in Vancouver with an anticipated release in 2016. Previously announced cast includes Chloë Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann, Jenny Slate, Richard Armitage and Carrie-Anne Moss.

Moretz plays Susannah, a rising journalist at the New York Post who falls victim to an inexplicable illness that has her hearing voices, hallucinating, battling bouts of paranoia and lashing out during violent episodes. As weeks go by and Cahalan rapidly descends into insanity, there seems to be no hope for answers until a lucky last-minute intervention by one doctor gives her a diagnosis and the chance to rebuild her life.

Perry will play Richard, Susannah’s boss at the New York Post.

Known for being a director, screenwriter, producer, Perry acted in David Fincher’s 2014 hit drama GONE GIRL.

Broad Green Pictures will distribute BRAIN ON FIRE in the United States, while the studio’s partner, Mister Smith Entertainment will continue to sell international rights after having launched the film at the European Film Market in February.