Greta Lee, known for her roles in Past Lives and The Morning Show has joined the cast of Late Fame, starring Willem Dafoe in the lead role. Lee boarded the project after the exit of Anatomy of a Fall star Sandra Huller over scheduling conflicts.

Lee is set to portray the role of Gloria, a mercurial theater actress whose magnetic personality and unpredictable allure upend the life of poet protagonist Ed Saxberger, played by Dafoe.

Kent Jones, a film critic-turned-director, who made his feature directorial debut with 2018's Diane, will helm the movie from a script by May December scribe Samy Burch.

Late Fame narrates the story of Ed Saxberger (Dafoe), who wrote a book of poetry a long time ago that no one ever cared about. When a group of young artists rediscover his work, he must reassess his genius.

The synopsis describes the film as “wickedly ironic and unexpectedly poignant” and explores the “illusory effect of praise on the soul, and the lingering ghostly presence of the past, whether it’s imagined or vividly remembered.”

Jones has previously worked in the documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut, which premiered at Cannes in 2015. He also co-directed the film A Letter to Elia with Martin Scorsese. He is now involved in the series Saints with The Killers of The Flower Moon filmmaker Martin Scorsese and an upcoming adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s A Life of Jesus.

Produced by Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon of Killer Films, Late Fame was launched at Cannes this year.