Los Angeles, May 1 -- Richard Gere and Diana Silvers have been roped in to feature in Oscar winner Edward Zwick's romantic drama Asymmetry, which is based on Lisa Halliday's acclaimed 2018 novel of the same name.

Halliday collaborated with Zwick (The Last Samurai) and Marshall Herskovitz on the screenplay, with Zwick and Herskovitz of the Bedford Falls Company producing alongside Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films and FilmNation Entertainment. FilmNation and Rainmaker are co-financing, as per Deadline.

FilmNation will launch international sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market and will co-represent domestic rights alongside CAA Media Finance Group.

Asymmetr, tells the story of a young editorial assistant in New York, Alice (Silvers), wh...