'Girl From the North Country' Broadway Musical Being Turned Into a Movie with Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson, & Chloe Bailey

The Broadway musical Girl From the North Country is being turned into a movie!

The musical, inspired by the music of Bob Dylan, told the uplifting tale of wanderers standing at a turning point in their lives. As they search for a brighter future, and hide from the past, they discover that they all need the same thing in the present moment: each other.

Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson, and singer Chloe Bailey have all joined the cast of the film.

THR reports that the film will be based in 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota during the Great Depression. The story “follows a group of wayward travelers’ lives as they intersect in a guest house filled with music, life and hope. Things are spiraling out of control for proprietor Nick Laine (Harrelson). His wife Elizabeth (Colman) is suffering from dementia. The bank is foreclosing on their home. Their adopted daughter, Marianne (Bailey), has a closely guarded secret that no one can explain. But when an escaped convict Joe Scott (Tosin Cole) seeks shelter at the guesthouse, a relationship develops between Marianne and Joe that will change everything for everyone forever.”

Conor McPherson, who wrote the book for the musical, will write and direct the movie.

Bob Dylan said in a statement, “To be associated with Conor is one of the highlights of my professional life. It goes without saying the man is a genius for putting this thing together, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the experience. My songs couldn’t be in better hands. The play had me crying at the end. I can’t even say why. When the curtain came down, I was stunned. I really was.”