Julianne Moore was once again their first choice to play the lead. She was soon joined by Kristen Stewart and Kate Bosworth, who had been a long time fan of the book and had a grandmother who suffered from dementia. Killer Films from "The Last of Robin Hood" came back on as producers and the movie was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics and released in December 2014. Some critics have suggested a connection between Glatzer's own battle with illness and the raw, honest depiction of illness in the film.