His seventh feature film, “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan” is his English-language debut and features a cast including Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Thandie Newton, Jacob Tremblay and Susan Sarandon. An examination of fame and identity, the film is about a doomed heartthrob TV actor (Harington) who strikes up an unlikely pen pal relationship with a young boy (Tremblay) and the deep impact it has on both their lives. Harington’s Donovan struggles with publicly acknowledging his identity as a gay man, which causes his fame and career to become increasingly painful for him. J.J. Abrams was asked about […]