Neverwas is a 2005 English-language Drama Fantasy film written and directed by Joshua Michael Stern and produced by Sidney Kimmel and Greg Shapiro. A well-educated psychiatrist leaves an academic career to work at an institution where his father, a novelist.. Neverwas stars Ian Mckellen in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte, William Hurt, Jessica Lange and Bill Bellamy. The music was composed by Philip Glass. Cinematography was done by Michael Grady and editing by Steven Kemper. The movie has a running time of 108 minutes. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Miramax Films.