May December
Summary
May Decemberfeatures a rich cast result by two Oscar winners and a hopeful young endowment in what seems to be his breakout Hollywood function . May Decemberfollows a darkly intimate story directed by Todd Haynes ( Carol , Safe , Mildred Pierce ) base on a screenplay by Samy Burch . The title is in reference to a romantic family relationship in which one mortal is much older than the other , which is sure enough the typeface for two of the main characters in the film whose notorious affair gained the fascination of the internal insistence . Natalie Portman plays a famous method acting actress who visits Julianne Moore ’s Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen to learn how to run her in an upcoming movie .
Along with being a graduate of Harvard University , Portman has pull in three Oscar nomination for her stomach function inCloser(2005 ) , her lead role in 2017’sJackie , and her lead role in Darren Aronofsky ’s Black Swan , for which she won Best Actress at the 2011 Academy Awards . Moore is also an realised actor who has earned five Oscar nominations for her role inBoogie Nights(1998),The End of the Affair(1999),The Hours(2002),Far from Heaven(2002 ) , andStill Alice(2014 ) , the last of which she won Best Actress . May Decemberwill mark the first pairing of Portman and Moore together onscreen .
Natalie Portman As Elizabeth Berry
Portman play Elizabeth Berry inMay December , a determined and extremely skilled method acting histrion who travel to Savannah , Georgia to pass time with Gracie Atherton - Yoo , the controversial subject of her next motion-picture show . Outside of the films antecedently mentioned , Portman ’s most notable workplace includeV for Vendetta(2005),Star Wars : Episodes I - III(1999 - 2005),Annihilation(2018),Thor(2001),Garden State(2004),Heat(1995 ) , andLéon : The Professional(1994 ) , in which she made her feature motion picture debut at the historic period of 13 .
Julianne Moore As Gracie Atherton-Yoo
Julianne Moore plays Gracie Atherton - Yoo , the subject of Elizabeth ’s coming moving-picture show who infamously had an function with a seventh - grader and continued to have a kinship with him to the peak of marriage ceremony and child after being imprisoned . Moore ’s best films that have yet to be mention includeMagnolia(1999),The Kids Are Alright(2010),Kingsman : The Secret Service(2017),A Single Man(2009),Hannibal(2001),The Big Lebowski(1998 ) , and Todd Haynes’Safe(1995 ) . Moore also asterisk as President Alma Coin inThe Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Parts I & II .
Charles Melton As Joe Yoo
Charles Melton is a relative newcomer to the big screen equate to his Centennial State - stars Portman and Moore , which makes his public presentation as Joe Yoo all the more telling . Melton is arguably well known for his role as Reggie Mantle in the CW dramaRiverdale , in which he has appear in 91 of the show ’s 137 sequence . Melton ’s other notable appearing include one sequence of Rian Johnson’sPoker Face , the recentHistory of the earth : Part IIbased on Mel Brooks ' original 1981 motion picture , and the 2020 action movieBad boy for Life . He made his television debut in a patronize role in an instalment ofGleein 2014 .
Andrea Frankie As Rhonda
Andrea Frankie plays Rhonda inMay December , a close champion of Gracie Atherton - Yoo . Frankie has of late appear in the Amazon filmThe Burialstarring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones and in six sequence of the democratic Hulu miniseriesDopesick . Frankie ’s most notable whole caboodle includeTrue Detectiveseason 1 , HBO ’s miniseriesThe Outsider , 2018’sThe Purgeseries , and the 2020 Steve Carrell and Reese Witherspoon comedyIrresistible .
D. W. Moffett As Tom Atherton
D.W. Moffett plays Tom Atherton inMay December , Gracie ’s ex - husband . Moffett has come along in several notable pic such as the Oscar - winningTraffic(2000),Thirteen(2003),Stealing Beauty(1996 ) , andFalling Down(1993 ) . Outside ofMay December , his most recent roles include Jack Killoran inBosch(2020 ) , Jeff Walsh inHow to Get Away with Murder(2017 - 2020 ) , and Tripp DeWitt in the FOX seriesMonarch .
Elizabeth Yu As Mary Yoo
Elizabeth Yu recreate one of Gracie and Joe ’s children named Mary inMay December , which will differentiate just her second appearing in a feature film film . Yu made her film debut in 2022 with the dramedySomewhere in Queenswhich starred and was write and directed by Ray Romano . Yu is set to play Azula in Netflix ’s alive - actionAvatar : The Last Airbenderserieswhich will premiere sometime in 2024 . She is also attach to several projects currently in production , include the lead roles inYear OneandBlack Spines .
May December Supporting Cast & Characters
Cory Michael Smith As Georgie Atherton -Cory Michael Smith flirt one of the adult children of Gracie and Tom Atherton inMay December . Smith is best known for his part as Varian Fry in the Netflix seriesTransatlanticand well as his independent character as The Riddler in the FOX seriesGotham(2014 - 2019 ) . Smith has also come out in moving picture such asFirst Man,1985 , and Haynes’Carol .
Gabriel Chung As Charlie Yoo -Gabriel Chung will make his film and television first appearance as Charlie , one of Gracie and Joe ’s three Kid . The 20 - year - old actor is from Georgia .
Piper Curda As Honor Yoo -Piper Curda plays the college - aged and old tike of Gracie and Joe . Curda has appear in The Rookie ( 2018 ) , NCIS : Los Angeles ( 2022 ) , The Flash ( 2022 - 2023 ) , and Raven ’s Home ( 2022 ) . She most recently appeared in 2023’sBack on the StripandShowdown at the Grandand is fix to asterisk in the forthcoming movieSomething Casual .
Lawrence Arancio As Morris Sperber -Lawrence Arancio play Morris , the former attorney of Gracie Atherton . Arancio has also appeared in the 2021 Hulu miniseriesDopesickalong with Michael Keaton , Peter Skarsgaard , Will Poulter , and Rosario Dawson . His other spectacular works let in HBO’sThe Deuce , FBI ’s Most Wanted , Law & Order , Madam Secretary , Bull , and the late MAX seriesBetty .
Jocelyn Shelfo As Sofia -Shelfo has appear in two notable series in 2023 , Amazon’sThe Summer I Turned Prettyas Marisa and Netflix’sXO , Kittyas Madison . The new Georgia actress made her onscreen launching in the 2017 seriesYour Worst Nightmare .
Joan Reilly As Lydia -Joan Reilly has appeared in an episode of Donald Glover ’s acclaimed seriesAtlantaas well as in two episodes of HBO’sEastbound & Downstarring Danny McBride . She currently has five project in various stage of output and three in development she is attached to after Todd Haynes’May December .
