Jude Law replaces Michael Fassbender in ‘Genius’

The film is an adaptation of the celebrated A Scott Berg book about the dynamic relationship between Wolfe and his editor Max Perkins.

Firth is to play Perkins as a man who served these authors not only as editor but also as critic, psychoanalyst, father-confessor, and devoted friend.

‘Hugo’ writer John Logan wrote the script while theater director Michael Grandage is making his feature film debut as the director of the film.

Wolfe, who died when he was just 37, was one of the most acclaimed writers of the early 20th century.