Twentieth Century Fox Presents An Art Linson Production, An Alfonso Cuarón Film, starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow in GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, the film also stars Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper, with Anne Bancroft and Robert De Niro. The film is directed by Alfonso Cuarón ("A Little Princess") and produced by Art Linson ("The Untouchables," "Heat," "Melvin & Howard"). The screenplay was written by Mitch Glazer ("Scrooged"). John Linson is the co-producer and Deborah Lee is the executive producer.