![]() ![]() Oscar winner Cate Blanchett is currently still attached for the leading role. ![]() Dirty Films has been so generous with me this whole time and I was blinded by excitement, but unfortunately, I no longer feel able to fully realize this film.”ĭirty Films and New Republic are currently searching for a new director to take Almodóvar’s place as they continue to commit to making the project. Cast & Crew (Unknown)Director Cate BlanchettProducer, Cast Lucia BerlinNovel Agustn AlmodvarProducer Pedro AlmodvarProducer, Screenplay Andrew Upton. ![]() ![]() “I have dreamt of working with Cate for such a long time. She was plagued with scoliosis her whole life and was an alcoholic for much of it. She worked in a wide variety of jobs including office manager, medical assistant, cleaning lady, and university professor. “It has been a very painful decision for me,” Almodóvar said in a statement. 'A Manual For Cleaning Women' is brilliant, one-of-a-kind, memorable, compelling and all of that. RELATED: Disclaimer: Cate Blanchett & Kevin Kline to Star in Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple Thriller Series The acclaimed Spanish filmmaker made the difficult decision to give up his directorial duties as he felt that he wasn’t ready for this kind of ambitious project, which would have been his first English-language film. According to Deadline, Pain and Glory director Pedro Almodóvar has confirmed that he will no longer be directing the upcoming film adaptation of A Manual for Cleaning Women, based on Lucia Berlin’s 2016 short story collection. ![]()
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