# Josh Hartnett, Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Danny Huston, Robert Aramayo & Chloe Pirrie Join Elle Fanning & Julianne Moore In Rebecca Miller’s ‘Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses’ – AFM

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/josh-hartnett-emma-thompson-sally-hawkins-danny-huston-robert-aramayo-chloe-pirrie-join-elle-fanning-julianne-moore-in-rebecca-millers-moonsong-a-life-in-seven-verses/
- Published: 2026-11-02T22:16:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T23:51:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/hartnett-thompson-hawkins-huston-aramayo-miller-moonsong-1237211647/
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## Key points

- Elle Fanning will portray author Margaret Wise Brown.
- Six actors have joined the ensemble cast.
- Brown’s books have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

## Summary

Josh Hartnett, Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Danny Huston, Robert Aramayo and Chloe Pirrie have joined the cast of Rebecca Miller’s biopic about children’s author Margaret Wise Brown. Elle Fanning will play Brown, with Julianne Moore also starring, as the film prepares to seek international buyers at the American Film Market.

Set in 1930s New York, the film follows Brown as she develops a new approach to children’s literature and builds her artistic voice amid a community of artists and educators. The story also explores her relationships with socialite “Big Bill” Gaston and poet Michael Strange; her books have sold more than 300 million copies in over 25 languages. Miller wrote and will direct the film, based on Leonard S. Marcus’s biography.

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