Changeling is an upcoming American period thriller set for release in 2008. The film is set in the 1920s and is loosely based upon the real-life Wineville Chicken Murders. It tells of a woman who comes to suspect that the son returned to her after a kidnapping is not her own. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski. The film was produced by Imagine Entertainment and Malpaso Productions for Universal Pictures. Ron Howard was originally slated to direct, but scheduling difficulties and Universal’s desire to fast track the project led to his replacement by Eastwood.

Angelina Jolie stars in the lead role with support from John Malkovich, Geoff Pierson, Jeffrey Donovan, Jason Butler Harner, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan and Michael Kelly. Principal photography began on October 15, 2007 and was completed in November 2007. Changeling is scheduled for general release in North America on October 31, 2008 after a limited release beginning on October 24, 2008. It premiered in competition at the 61st Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2008, where it received positive reviews. It appeared at the 34th Deauville American Film Festival, held September 5–14, and will have its North American premiere on October 4, 2008 as the centrepiece of the 46th New York Film Festival, held September 26–October 12, 2008, screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre.

Changeling
Official poster
Directed by	Clint Eastwood
Produced by	Clint Eastwood Brian Grazer Ron Howard Robert Lorenz
Written by	J. Michael Straczynski
Starring	Angelina Jolie John Malkovich Amy Ryan Geoff Pierson Jeffrey Donovan Jason Butler Harner Colm Feore Michael Kelly
Music by	Clint Eastwood
Cinematography	Tom Stern
Editing by	Joel Cox
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	October 24, 2008
Running time	140 min.[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
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