David Lawrence has signed on to score the upcoming documentary Becoming Mike Nichols. The film is directed by Douglas McGrath (Emma, Nicholas Nickleby, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Infamous) and shows director, producer and improvisational comedy Mike Nichols’ final and historic interviews filmed just months before his death. The movie documents the early life of Nichols (The Graduate, Closer, The Birdcage, Charlie Wilson’s War), as he opens up to his friend and director Jack O’Brien about the storied beginnings of his career. McGrath is also producing the project with Frank Rich and Jack O’Brien. Lawrence has previously collaborated with the director on the 2000 comedy Company Men.
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Rachel Portman to Score ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’
According to the film’s trailer, Rachel Portman will be scoring the upcoming romantic comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It. The film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers and Olivia Munn centers on a working mother who is desperately trying to juggle marriage, children and a high-stress job as a financial executive. The movie is directed by Douglas McGrath, who has collaborated with Portman on several films including Emma, for which she has won an Academy Award, as well as Nicholas Nickleby and Infamous. The comedy is based on the bestselling novel by Allison Person and adapted for the screen by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, 27 Dresses, Morning Glory).