The Last Thing He Wanted (film)

The Last Thing He Wanted is an upcoming British-American political thriller film directed by Dee Rees based on the book of the same name by Joan Didion, from a screenplay by Rees and Marco Villalobos. It stars Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe, Ben Affleck,  Toby Jones, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez, and Christopher Barbolini

Premise
A journalist stops her coverage of the 1984 U.S. Presidential election to care for her dying father.

Cast

 * Anne Hathaway as Elena McMahon
 * Willem Dafoe as Richard McMahon
 * Ben Affleck as Treat Morrison
 * Toby Jones
 * Rosie Perez
 * Edi Gathegi
 * Mel Rodriguez
 * Carlos Leal
 * Julian Gamble as George Shultz
 * Jason Lumberjack Johnson as Wayne

Production
In September 2017, it was announced Dee Rees would direct, based upon the novel of the same name by Joan Didion, from a screenplay by Marco Villalobos. Cassian Elwes will produce the film, under his Elevated Films banner. In February 2018, Anne Hathaway joined the cast of the film. In June 2018, Willem Dafoe joined the cast of the film. In July 2018, Ben Affleck, Toby Jones, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez and Carlos Leal joined the cast of the film.

Filming
Principal photography began on June 14, 2018, in Puerto Rico.

Release
In May 2018, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.