A Teacher

Michael Costigan is a film and television producer based in Los Angeles. He is a partner at Aggregate Films, with a first look deal at Netflix. Aggregate is a production company founded by Jason Bateman and partner Michael Costigan which creates film, television, documentary and unscripted programming across all platforms. Aggregate most recently released the third season of acclaimed Netflix series Ozark, for which Bateman won the Emmy® for “Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series,” as well as The Outsider on HBO starring Ben Mendelson and Cynthia Errivo, based on the Stephen King novel.Through his previous company COTA Films, Costigan produced Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile starring Zac Efron as the notorious Ted Bundy for Netflix, which debuted at 2019 Sundance Film Festival and Dumplin’ (2018), the hit musical starring Jennifer Aniston and Danielle MacDonald for Netflix.Previously Costigan and his company produced the acclaimed A Bigger Splash, directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson for Fox Searchlight and Studio Canal, and Ghost in the Shell at DreamWorks, directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano and Juliette Binoche.Costigan began his career at Sony Pictures in 1993, where he was a production executive for nine years. As Executive Vice President of Production, he oversaw the acquisition, development and production of films including Milos Forman's Academy Award®-nominated The People vs. Larry Flynt; James Mangold's Girl, Interrupted starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie; McG's first installment of Charlie’s Angels starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore; Guy Ritchie’s Snatch starring Brad Pitt and Jason Staham; Gus Van Sant's acclaimed To Die For starring Nicole Kidman; Andrew Niccol's debut film, sci fi classic Gattaca; Wes Anderson's debut feature Bottle Rocket and the cult favorite Cruel Intentions directed by Roger Kumble and starring Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Costigan made the transition to producing movies with Brokeback Mountain in 2004. Directed by Ang Lee and adapted from the Annie Proulx short story by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, the film was nominated for “Best Picture,” and won Academy Awards for “Best Director” and “Best Adapted Screenplay.” Costigan joined Scott Free Productions, Ridley and Tony Scott's production company as President and during his seven-year tenure Costigan developed, produced and executive produced 15 films for the Scotts including Prometheus, American Gangster, Body of Lies, Robin Hood, The Taking of Pelham 123 and The Counselor from Cormac McCarthy’s original script. Costigan also produced Chan Wook Park’s acclaimed English-language debut Stoker starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska, Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson, Cyrus written and directed by Mark and Jay Duplass and starring Jonah Hill and John C. Reilly and The East starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård and Ellen Page.

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"Claire Wilson," portrayed by Kate Mara, is a passionate English teacher starting a new job at Westerbrook High School. Despite being married to her college sweetheart and living a comfortable suburban life, everything is upended when a bright student in one of her classes asks her to tutor him for the SATs.

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"Eric Walker," portrayed by Nick Robinson, is a kind-eyed, charming high schooler with something to prove. As a middle-class kid attending a school mainly populated by more affluent students, he often finds the pressures of life and school are different for him than his friends.

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"Matt Mitchell," portrayed by Ashley Zukerman, is Claire’s college sweetheart, now husband, who works in medical equipment sales. He is supporting and loving of Claire’s aspirations, but also strives to recapture his own dreams of playing in a successful band again.

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"Logan Davis," portrayed by Shane Harper, is one of Eric’s closest friends who comes from a wealthy family. He is your classic jock/bro teenager full of hormones and a desire to party, but deep down is a sensitive kid.

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"Nate Wilson," portrayed by Adam David Thompson, is Claire’s older brother who works as a police officer in the area where she teaches. Kind, empathetic and trusting, he will play the tough guy as required but finds it hard to deny his sister help when she is in need.

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"Kathryn Sanders," portrayed by Marielle Scott, is a carefree and funny French teacher at Westerbrook High who quickly becomes Claire’s closest friend at work.

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"Josh Smith," portrayed by Dylan Schmid, is another of Eric’s closest friends. Although a bit of a stoner who follows his own path, he is bright and will most likely make it into an Ivy League school.

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"Sandy Walker," portrayed by Rya Ingrid Kihlstedt, is Eric’s hardworking middle-class mother who has been raising Eric and his brothers on her own. She is warm, sharp and loves her sons very much, and has a deep gratitude and appreciation for Eric who she relies on considerably to keep their home together.

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