The two -time Oscar -winning Anthony Hopkins (Anthony Hopkins) is about to star in the film “A Visit to Grandpa’s”, based on the moving history of adulthood by the famous Welsh writer Dylan Thomas.

DJ Caruso, who recently directed the leading actor in the Mary Bible, is in the direction of Wetend Films being responsible for sales, with discussions continuing at the Toronto International Film Festival market (Tiff).

The film follows a young boy who is called upon to spend a summer with his charismatic and extremely eccentric grandfather on a remote Wales farm. Thinking will have boring days and strict rules, the boy falls into a world of enjoyable chaos and imagination, where unlikely stories unfold and a wealth of miracles, memory and scandal.

“This is a strong and deeply beautiful story that allows me to return to my Welsh roots, while exploring the remarkable vision and prose of Dylan Thomas. It is a privilege to work with DJ once again, with whom I share a deep creative bond, “the star said in a statement.

The production is Huw Penallt Jones, along with Hannah Leader and Amory Leader. The film is a European co-production of Adler Entertainment and U-Media.

“On a windsurfing plate in Morocco, Sir Anthony and I started a debate on Wales, its culture and the genius of Dylan Thomas who could create whole worlds with a simple proposal,” the director commented.

“This moment lit my creative flame and brought me back to” A Visit to Grandpa’s “, a story that remained engraved in memory twenty -five years ago, when I first read it. Sharing this trip with Sir Anthony, conveying Dylan Thomas’ vision from paper to screen, is one of the biggest prices of my directorial career, “he added.

According to Deadline, production is scheduled to begin in March 2026 in Wales.