Screen adaptation plans have been going on for over ten years between Dexter and Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar . Millennium Falcon picked up US distribution rights to the film at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . Lee Daniels stepped in as director and the project began in summer 2011 . Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron star in the film , with Oscar winner Nicole Kidman taking on the role of Charlotte . The film was shown at the 2012 festival at Cannes
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
The Paperboy (novel)