screening. Tate and Villechaize take a picture together and finally part ways on friendly terms. As he is compiling his interview, Tate learns Villechaize had committed suicide shortly after he left. He presents his article to his editor, who orders him to cut it down. He elects to resign, and instead begins to write a book, titled My Dinner with Hervé. Cast Peter Dinklage as Hervé Villechaize Jamie Dornan as Danny Tate Andy García as Ricardo Montalbán Mireille Enos as Kathy Self Oona Chaplin as Katie Harriet Walter as Baskin David Strathairn as Marty Rothstein Daniel Mays as Casey Alex Gaumond as André Villechaize Félicité Du Jeu as Evelyn Villechaize Wallace Langham as Aaron Spelling Mark Povinelli as Billy Barty Helena Mattsson as Britt Ekland Alan Ruck as Stu Chambers Michael Elwyn as Gore Vidal Ashleigh Brewer as Camille Hagen Mark Umbers as Roger Moore Robert Curtis Brown as Merv Griffin Sabina Franklyn as Katie's Mother Production Peter Dinklage and writer-director Sacha Gervasi spent several years writing and producing a film based on the final days of actor Hervé Villechaize, who committed suicide shortly after his 1993 interview with Gervasi. Dinklage stars in the title role in My Dinner with Hervé. In May 2017, the film was approved by HBO, with Dinklage being set to co-star alongside Jamie Dornan. In June 2017, Andy García was cast as Villechaize's Fantasy Island co-star Ricardo Montalbán. On June 23, Mireille Enos, Oona Chaplin and Harriet Walter joined the cast. On June 27, David Strathairn joined the cast. On July 28, Mark Povinelli and Helena Mattsson joined the cast. Principal photography on the film began in June 2017. Reception Critical response On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of based on reviews, and the average score is . The site's critical consensus reads, "My Dinner with Hervé offers a standard narrative on celebrity and infamy, but formidable performances by Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan find the dimensionality and pathos of Hervé Villechaize the man." Awards and nominations References External links 2018 biographical drama films 2018 films 2018 television films American biographical drama films Biographical films about actors Biographical television films Drama films based on actual events American drama television films Films about journalism Films set in 1993 Films set in Los