Am kommenden Freitag startet Richard Linklaters Actionkomödie „Hit Man“ bei Netflix. Unterdessen arbeitet der US-Regisseur und -Drehbuchautor an zahlreichen Projekten.
Richard Linklater, hier im Vorfeld der Premiere seiner Actionkomödie „Hit Man“ im vergangenen Jahr in Venedig, hat derzeit einiges in der Pipeline (Credit: Imago / Independent Photo Agency Int.)
Während am kommenden Freitag Richard Linklaters Actionkomödie „Hit Man“, die im vergangenen Jahr in Venedig ihre Premiere gefeiert hatte, bei Netflix startet, arbeitet der US-Regisseur und -Drehbuchautor an zahlreichen Projekten.
So arbeitet Linklater aktuell an einem weiteren Langzeitprojekt, nach „Boyhood“, den er in den Jahren 2002 bis 2013 realisierte, der Adaption von Stephen Sondheims Musical „Merrily We Roll Along“, dessen Handlung auf einen Zeitraum von 20 Jahren angelegt ist – und für dessen Umsetzung er sich auch exakt 20 Jahre Zeit lassen will.
In einem Interview mit der „New York Times“ darauf angesprochen, dass Linklater, der Ende des Monats seinen 64. Geburtstag feiern wird, ja dann über 80 Jahre...
Richard Linklater, hier im Vorfeld der Premiere seiner Actionkomödie „Hit Man“ im vergangenen Jahr in Venedig, hat derzeit einiges in der Pipeline (Credit: Imago / Independent Photo Agency Int.)
Während am kommenden Freitag Richard Linklaters Actionkomödie „Hit Man“, die im vergangenen Jahr in Venedig ihre Premiere gefeiert hatte, bei Netflix startet, arbeitet der US-Regisseur und -Drehbuchautor an zahlreichen Projekten.
So arbeitet Linklater aktuell an einem weiteren Langzeitprojekt, nach „Boyhood“, den er in den Jahren 2002 bis 2013 realisierte, der Adaption von Stephen Sondheims Musical „Merrily We Roll Along“, dessen Handlung auf einen Zeitraum von 20 Jahren angelegt ist – und für dessen Umsetzung er sich auch exakt 20 Jahre Zeit lassen will.
In einem Interview mit der „New York Times“ darauf angesprochen, dass Linklater, der Ende des Monats seinen 64. Geburtstag feiern wird, ja dann über 80 Jahre...
- 6/4/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Hit Man is heading to Netflix this week, but Richard Linklater is already planning his next film, reportedly titled Blue Moon.
Richard Linklater is already lining up his next project as his latest film, Hit Man, hits Netflix later this week.
According to Deadline, Linklater will next be adapting the lives of American songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart into a feature film. The film will reportedly be titled Blue Moon, which comes from a 1934 song by Rodgers and Hart, who are the musical masterminds behind 28 shows, including Babes In Arms and A Connecticut Yankee.
According to the report, Blue Moon “follows Hart as he attempts to save face while celebrating his former partner Rodgers’ great success on the night of his musical Oklahoma!‘s Broadway opening.”
Read more: Hit Man review | Glen Powell shoots for stardom in Richard Linklater’s brilliant comedy
Robert Kaplow has reportedly penned the script...
Richard Linklater is already lining up his next project as his latest film, Hit Man, hits Netflix later this week.
According to Deadline, Linklater will next be adapting the lives of American songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart into a feature film. The film will reportedly be titled Blue Moon, which comes from a 1934 song by Rodgers and Hart, who are the musical masterminds behind 28 shows, including Babes In Arms and A Connecticut Yankee.
According to the report, Blue Moon “follows Hart as he attempts to save face while celebrating his former partner Rodgers’ great success on the night of his musical Oklahoma!‘s Broadway opening.”
Read more: Hit Man review | Glen Powell shoots for stardom in Richard Linklater’s brilliant comedy
Robert Kaplow has reportedly penned the script...
- 6/4/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Exclusive: As his acclaimed comedic thriller Hit Man approaches its June 7 release on Netflix, filmmaker Richard Linklater may have identified his next project, as sources tell Deadline that he’s in development on a film called Blue Moon.
Taking its name from the 1934 ballad written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, the film follows Hart as he attempts to save face while celebrating his former partner Rodgers’ great success on the night of his musical Oklahoma!‘s Broadway opening. While it’s believed that this will end up being Linklater’s next film, that’s not entirely clear at present.
We’re told that Robert Kaplow — co-writer of Linklater’s 2008 film Me and Orson Welles — penned the script for Blue Moon and that Linklater will produce the project alongside his manager John Sloss.
A legendary American songwriting duo known for their contributions to musical theater, Rodgers and Hart collaborated between 1919 and the early 1940s,...
Taking its name from the 1934 ballad written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, the film follows Hart as he attempts to save face while celebrating his former partner Rodgers’ great success on the night of his musical Oklahoma!‘s Broadway opening. While it’s believed that this will end up being Linklater’s next film, that’s not entirely clear at present.
We’re told that Robert Kaplow — co-writer of Linklater’s 2008 film Me and Orson Welles — penned the script for Blue Moon and that Linklater will produce the project alongside his manager John Sloss.
A legendary American songwriting duo known for their contributions to musical theater, Rodgers and Hart collaborated between 1919 and the early 1940s,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
McKay as Orson Welles in Me and Orson Welles. Courtesy of Freestyle Pictures. Christian McKay took a very unorthodox route to his starring role alongside Zac Efron and Claire Danes in Me and Orson Welles, in which McKay portrays the legendary auteur as a young man. In his first major stab at acting, McKay played Welles in a one-man stage show that debuted at the 2004 Edinburgh International Festival. When he brought the show to New York a couple of years later, two of the people in his audience were Robert Kaplow, who had written a novel called Me and Orson Welles, and Richard Linklater, who was directing the movie adaptation. (Linklater’s other films include Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, and Before Sunset). Like most of the critics, Kaplow and Linklater adored McKay’s performance, and Linklater cast the then 34-year-old unknown in his first film role. He delivers...
- 1/28/2010
- Vanity Fair
Release Date: Nov. 25 (limited) Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo Jr. (novel by Robert Kaplow) Starring: Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Zac Efron Cinematographer: Dick Pope Studio/Run Time: Freestyle Releasing, 113 mins. Newcomer upstages teen heartthrob in Richard Linklater’s latest Zac Efron is ostensibly the star of Me and Orson Welles—he has the biggest name, at least, thanks to his role in High School Musical. But he plays the nondescript pronoun in the film’s title, not the bigger-than-life dynamo who wraps pre-war New York City around his little finger. That role belongs to little-known Christian McKay, who...
- 12/14/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
Me and Orson Welles, Richard Linklater’s
new coming of age feature set in 1937 stars Disney teen throb Zac Efron, star of High School Musical, who stretches himself as an actor playing the young aspiring actor Richard who lands a job with Orson Welles (played expertly by newcomer Christian McKay) and his legendary Mercury Theatre Company. The whirlwind experience of working with the boy genius and appearing in Welles’ soon-to-be groundbreaking production of Julius Caesar as Lucillus sets his life on a new course. In that same week, he also finds romance with older woman Sonja (Claire Danes). The film is "A really satisfying backstage drama, this is an exhilarating tour around a man whose talent was almost as big as his ego. " wrote Kim Newman in Empire Magazine. It's "a movie of great spirit and considerable charm," addsDavid Denby.
And now thanks to Freestyle Releasing and GreenCine, you can...
new coming of age feature set in 1937 stars Disney teen throb Zac Efron, star of High School Musical, who stretches himself as an actor playing the young aspiring actor Richard who lands a job with Orson Welles (played expertly by newcomer Christian McKay) and his legendary Mercury Theatre Company. The whirlwind experience of working with the boy genius and appearing in Welles’ soon-to-be groundbreaking production of Julius Caesar as Lucillus sets his life on a new course. In that same week, he also finds romance with older woman Sonja (Claire Danes). The film is "A really satisfying backstage drama, this is an exhilarating tour around a man whose talent was almost as big as his ego. " wrote Kim Newman in Empire Magazine. It's "a movie of great spirit and considerable charm," addsDavid Denby.
And now thanks to Freestyle Releasing and GreenCine, you can...
- 12/11/2009
- by underdog
- GreenCine
I am not only a sucker for 1930s comedies, but I also love movies that are set in the 1930s. The dialogue! The costumes! The music! And especially the hats. I love a good hat in a movie, right up there with a well-written script and a lack of treacly sentiment.
Fortunately for me, Me and Orson Welles has a well-written script, no treacle, and lovely Thirties period costumes, including a few sharp hats. The latest film from Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater is set in New York City in 1937, when Orson Welles decided to stage Julius Caesar at the newly dubbed Mercury Theater. Local screenwriters Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo, Jr. adapted the novel by Robert Kaplow.
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Fortunately for me, Me and Orson Welles has a well-written script, no treacle, and lovely Thirties period costumes, including a few sharp hats. The latest film from Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater is set in New York City in 1937, when Orson Welles decided to stage Julius Caesar at the newly dubbed Mercury Theater. Local screenwriters Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo, Jr. adapted the novel by Robert Kaplow.
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- 12/10/2009
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
The best ever love letter/horror story about the seductions and anxieties of life in the theater is the Canadian television show Slings & Arrows. This enchantingly bittersweet little film might be the second best. Based on the novel by Robert Kaplow [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.] and brought to the screen by Richard Linklater -- one of the masters of modern melancholy, if only for his diptych of Before Sunrise and Before Sunset -- this is an acerbic coming-of-age story, a warmly yearning nostalgia piece, and a smartly uproarious farce all in one. The year is 1937, and Orson Welles is about to launch Broadway’s first production of Shakespeare: a modern-dress fascist take on Julius Caesar. Into the histrionic fray of drama onstage and off at the newly formed Mercury Theater strolls 17-year-old Richard Samuels (the ever delightful Zac Efron: 17 Again), who charms and bluffs his way into a small role in the show.
- 12/9/2009
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A schoolboy stumbles upon a major role in Welles's production of Julius Caesar in this sublime adaptation of Robert Kaplow's book
It is difficult to recapture the excitement Orson Welles generated 50 years ago among cinephiles and serious theatregoers. When George Coulouris joined the Bristol Old Vic Company in 1950 after a lengthy sojourn in the States my fellow sixth-formers and I were thrilled beyond measure to have in our city an actor who'd played Mark Antony opposite Welles in the Mercury company's fabled 1937 modern dress production of Julius Caesar and had a leading role in Citizen Kane. Yet none of us had seen Citizen Kane which had been out of distribution since shortly after its opening in 1941. We only knew of him through a few film appearances, most notably The Third Man, and his reputation for brilliance, wit and innovation, and what a few years later we'd learn to call charisma.
It is difficult to recapture the excitement Orson Welles generated 50 years ago among cinephiles and serious theatregoers. When George Coulouris joined the Bristol Old Vic Company in 1950 after a lengthy sojourn in the States my fellow sixth-formers and I were thrilled beyond measure to have in our city an actor who'd played Mark Antony opposite Welles in the Mercury company's fabled 1937 modern dress production of Julius Caesar and had a leading role in Citizen Kane. Yet none of us had seen Citizen Kane which had been out of distribution since shortly after its opening in 1941. We only knew of him through a few film appearances, most notably The Third Man, and his reputation for brilliance, wit and innovation, and what a few years later we'd learn to call charisma.
- 12/6/2009
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
War of the Worlds is one of those classic films everyone has to see. The original radio broadcast by Orson Welles, scared half the planet into thinking we were actually being invaded. It was just one of many examples to the man's brilliance in whatever it was he was doing. Whether it be the theater, film or radio. In this interview, I spoke with Chrsitian McCay about playing the famous Orson, Claire Danes on her role in the film and Zac about going outside the box and playing a teenager that can sing. The screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. is based on the novel by Robert Kaplow, a coming-of-age story set in the heady world of New York theatre. Efron plays a teenage student who lucks his way into a minor role in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar," directed by 22-year-old genius Orson Welles.
- 12/4/2009
- LRMonline.com
Chicago – In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” with Claire Danes and Zac Efron from director Richard Linklater of “School of Rock”!
“Me and Orson Welles” also stars Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Al Weaver, Iain McKee, Simon Lee Phillips, Simon Nehan and Patrick Kennedy from director Richard Linklater (who also directed “School of Rock,” “Fast Food Nation,” “Bad News Bears,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Before Sunset” and “Before Sunrise”).
The film opens on Dec. 11, 2009. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter...
“Me and Orson Welles” also stars Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Al Weaver, Iain McKee, Simon Lee Phillips, Simon Nehan and Patrick Kennedy from director Richard Linklater (who also directed “School of Rock,” “Fast Food Nation,” “Bad News Bears,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Before Sunset” and “Before Sunrise”).
The film opens on Dec. 11, 2009. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter...
- 12/3/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Updated through 11/27.
"In the traditional mythologies," begins Andrew Schenker in Slant, "two views of Orson Welles predominate, neither exactly flattering: the boy genius of the pre-Citizen Kane years, a fiery, arrogant wunderkind who cares for nothing except his art, unless it's the company of as many women as will have him; and later, the bloated fatso pissing his legacy away on indifferent supporting roles and television spots while unable to complete any work of his own. Whatever the historical accuracy of these images may be (and we know that the second, in particular, is a dangerously false characterization), it's not clear what productive use is to be gained from their continued rehashing. Which is why, among other reasons, Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, which draws on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name and takes place during the filmmaker's 1937 make-it-or-break-it stage production of Julius Caesar, seems such an unenlightening exercise.
"In the traditional mythologies," begins Andrew Schenker in Slant, "two views of Orson Welles predominate, neither exactly flattering: the boy genius of the pre-Citizen Kane years, a fiery, arrogant wunderkind who cares for nothing except his art, unless it's the company of as many women as will have him; and later, the bloated fatso pissing his legacy away on indifferent supporting roles and television spots while unable to complete any work of his own. Whatever the historical accuracy of these images may be (and we know that the second, in particular, is a dangerously false characterization), it's not clear what productive use is to be gained from their continued rehashing. Which is why, among other reasons, Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, which draws on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name and takes place during the filmmaker's 1937 make-it-or-break-it stage production of Julius Caesar, seems such an unenlightening exercise.
- 11/27/2009
- MUBI
Here are some excellent interviews giving us a great insight into the movie, ‘Me and Orson Welles’ which stars Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Eddia Marsan and Christian McKay.
Our friend, James Kleinmann was able to interview the three leads from the movie and also director, Richard Linklater (The School of Rock, Before Sunset) asking him about what had drawn him to Robert Kaplow’s novel.
Interview with Zach Efron:
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Interview with Christian McKay (Orson Welles):
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Interview with Richard Linklater (Director):
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Me and Orson Welles is released 4th December and if you haven’t already seen it, you can see the trailer here.
Our friend, James Kleinmann was able to interview the three leads from the movie and also director, Richard Linklater (The School of Rock, Before Sunset) asking him about what had drawn him to Robert Kaplow’s novel.
Interview with Zach Efron:
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Interview with Claire Danes:
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Interview with Christian McKay (Orson Welles):
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Interview with Richard Linklater (Director):
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Me and Orson Welles is released 4th December and if you haven’t already seen it, you can see the trailer here.
- 11/27/2009
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Orson Welles lives again while poor old Zac Efron continues to struggle the first time around in Richard Linklater’s enjoyable tale of board treading, rubbing shoulders with history and first love.
Efron’s Richard Samuels is a mere whippersnapper in 1937 New York, who eyes a career on the stage. His encounter with the now legendary Mercury Theatre Company, lead by none other than theatrical, and later motion picture impresario, Orson Welles, proves fruitful, as he successfully charms the notoriously fickle genius and secures a part in his new production of Julius Caesar. He also secures the eye of production assistant Sonja (Claire Danes) which brings him into potential conflict with Welles and threatens his place in the troupe.
The tease of Linklater’s film, and the Robert Kaplow source novel, is the opportunity afforded to spend time with a young and as yet unburdened by self-doubt Orson Welles at...
Efron’s Richard Samuels is a mere whippersnapper in 1937 New York, who eyes a career on the stage. His encounter with the now legendary Mercury Theatre Company, lead by none other than theatrical, and later motion picture impresario, Orson Welles, proves fruitful, as he successfully charms the notoriously fickle genius and secures a part in his new production of Julius Caesar. He also secures the eye of production assistant Sonja (Claire Danes) which brings him into potential conflict with Welles and threatens his place in the troupe.
The tease of Linklater’s film, and the Robert Kaplow source novel, is the opportunity afforded to spend time with a young and as yet unburdened by self-doubt Orson Welles at...
- 11/25/2009
- by Ed Whitfield
- FilmShaft.com
Between his roles in the Broadway musical adaptation "Hairspray," two seasons on the WB series "Summerland" and the unholy Disney Channel trilogy "High School Musical," blue-eyed, pert-nosed actor and singer Zac Efron's become a heartthrob to young girls en masse. Now just 22 years old, he's begun to diversify in his career pickings, following up this past spring's studio comedy "17 Again" with the Richard Linklater-directed period indie "Me and Orson Welles."
Based on Robert Kaplow's novel, the film stars Efron as Richard Samuels, an ambitious teen actor who weasels his way into a 1937 Broadway production of "Julius Caesar," directed by a megalomaniacal, temperamental genius: yes, one mister Orson Welles (rivetingly played by Christian McKay). As Richard becomes smitten with a tough-minded production assistant (Claire Danes), he learns that both love and success have their complications, but at least he gets to sing. By phone, Efron spoke with me about him and Orson Welles,...
Based on Robert Kaplow's novel, the film stars Efron as Richard Samuels, an ambitious teen actor who weasels his way into a 1937 Broadway production of "Julius Caesar," directed by a megalomaniacal, temperamental genius: yes, one mister Orson Welles (rivetingly played by Christian McKay). As Richard becomes smitten with a tough-minded production assistant (Claire Danes), he learns that both love and success have their complications, but at least he gets to sing. By phone, Efron spoke with me about him and Orson Welles,...
- 11/25/2009
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
To call Richard Linklater an eclectic director would be an understatement. Starting with the low-budget indie Slacker, Linklater moved on to the stoner comedy Dazed and Confused before hitting it big with School of Rock and Bad News Bears.
Up next for the director is another independently financed project, Me and Orson Welles, based on the novel by Robert Kaplow about a teenager who lands a role in Orson Welles' production of Julius Ceasar. The movie stars teen heartthrob Zac Efron as the young actor and newcomer Christian McKay as Welles. The movie may seem a strange fit for someone like Linklater to direct, but in an interview with ComingSoon, Linklater says he doesn't find his resume odd at all. I think if there's a commonality [between movies] maybe it's sort of the tone or the acting or something, but I dunno. I'm lucky I get to work on different genres,...
Up next for the director is another independently financed project, Me and Orson Welles, based on the novel by Robert Kaplow about a teenager who lands a role in Orson Welles' production of Julius Ceasar. The movie stars teen heartthrob Zac Efron as the young actor and newcomer Christian McKay as Welles. The movie may seem a strange fit for someone like Linklater to direct, but in an interview with ComingSoon, Linklater says he doesn't find his resume odd at all. I think if there's a commonality [between movies] maybe it's sort of the tone or the acting or something, but I dunno. I'm lucky I get to work on different genres,...
- 11/25/2009
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Richard Linklater returns to the big screen after a three year absence with Me and Orson Welles, a jazzy backstage coming of age picture. It’s a fast-moving period piece that chronicles the coming together of Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre’s 1937 production of Julius Caesar, it’s first. To borrow the Bard’s parlance, the film’s a lark. The movie’s ultimate insignificance is not, however, a knock against it. While Me and Orson Welles rarely treads below the surface, it brings verisimilitude to its depiction of the New York theater scene and the world surrounding it, and a sort of classical energy to the proceedings. It’s strenuously old-fashioned, valuing personality and wit over clichéd pyrotechnics. Fortunately, one of the personalities it so values happens to be the bombastic, brilliant one belonging to Welles (Christian McKay), who lords over the Mercury as his own personal fiefdom, instilling a mixture of fear, contempt...
- 11/25/2009
- by Robert Levin
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Rating: 8/10
Writer: Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay), Robert Kaplow (novel)
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin
Studio: Freestyle
Richard Linklater’s directing resume includes the stoner coming of age comedy Dazed And Confused, a pointed attack at the practices of the fast food industry in Fast Food Nation, as well as Before Sunrise, a film about two people that spend a short but very romantic time together. You also get the based-on-a-true-story bank robber movie, The Newton Boys, and a pretty funny remake of Bad News Bears. These are not all of Linklater’s films, but I think you get the idea – the guy likes to jump genres and mood, and tends to have success at it. Of course, he has had few misfires in his career, but overall, a respectable resume.
Read more on Theatrical Review: Me And Orson Welles…...
Writer: Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay), Robert Kaplow (novel)
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin
Studio: Freestyle
Richard Linklater’s directing resume includes the stoner coming of age comedy Dazed And Confused, a pointed attack at the practices of the fast food industry in Fast Food Nation, as well as Before Sunrise, a film about two people that spend a short but very romantic time together. You also get the based-on-a-true-story bank robber movie, The Newton Boys, and a pretty funny remake of Bad News Bears. These are not all of Linklater’s films, but I think you get the idea – the guy likes to jump genres and mood, and tends to have success at it. Of course, he has had few misfires in his career, but overall, a respectable resume.
Read more on Theatrical Review: Me And Orson Welles…...
- 11/25/2009
- by Rusty Gordon
- GordonandtheWhale
Zac Efron told MTV News that he gets hooked by the nervy feeling which occasionally appears before he goes in front of the camera. "I definitely get stage fright," he revealed at the red carpet premiere of his movie "Me and Orson Welles" on November 23. "That's part of the fun. That's what makes it interesting."
The star of "High School Musical" series moreover said, "It's sort of addicting, that feeling." The 22-year-old actor added, "You know you're alive" admitting that although he gets jittery, he relishes the feeling he feels when tackling his roles.
Zac's co-star in the "Orson Welles", Claire Danes also confessed that she also experiences stage fright. At the same gala, she gushed, "I get stage fright all the time. I did 'Pygmalion' [on Broadway] right before I shot this movie, which is really funny because I kind of got out of the habit of shooting on film and...
The star of "High School Musical" series moreover said, "It's sort of addicting, that feeling." The 22-year-old actor added, "You know you're alive" admitting that although he gets jittery, he relishes the feeling he feels when tackling his roles.
Zac's co-star in the "Orson Welles", Claire Danes also confessed that she also experiences stage fright. At the same gala, she gushed, "I get stage fright all the time. I did 'Pygmalion' [on Broadway] right before I shot this movie, which is really funny because I kind of got out of the habit of shooting on film and...
- 11/25/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Freestyle Releasing
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: A-
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Written By: Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo, from Robert Kaplow.s novel
Cast: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Eddie Marsan, Ben Chaplin
Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 11/18/09
Opens: November 25, 2009
You might expect this low-budget recreation of Orson Welles.s New York stage production of Julius Caesar to be typical Sundance fare; amusing, but instantly forgettable. Lo and behold, however, .Me and Orson Welles,. under the direction of Richard Linklater (.Before Sunset,. .Dazed and Confused.), is a sensation blessed with remarkable acting, authentic-looking production values, and enough energy to turn a Cadillac gas-guzzler into a hybrid. To travel from Roland Emmerich.s bloated, $260 million .2012. to Linklater.s .Me and Orson Welles. is to go from the ridiculous to the sublime. While some would say that this movie is targeted to lovers of theater,...
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: A-
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Written By: Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo, from Robert Kaplow.s novel
Cast: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Eddie Marsan, Ben Chaplin
Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 11/18/09
Opens: November 25, 2009
You might expect this low-budget recreation of Orson Welles.s New York stage production of Julius Caesar to be typical Sundance fare; amusing, but instantly forgettable. Lo and behold, however, .Me and Orson Welles,. under the direction of Richard Linklater (.Before Sunset,. .Dazed and Confused.), is a sensation blessed with remarkable acting, authentic-looking production values, and enough energy to turn a Cadillac gas-guzzler into a hybrid. To travel from Roland Emmerich.s bloated, $260 million .2012. to Linklater.s .Me and Orson Welles. is to go from the ridiculous to the sublime. While some would say that this movie is targeted to lovers of theater,...
- 11/24/2009
- Arizona Reporter
Director: Richard Linklater Writer(s): Robert Kaplow (novel), Holly Gent Palmo, Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay) Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin November 1937 – Orson Welles, producer John Houseman and their theater company at the Mercury Theatre began working on their much fabled production of Julius Caesar (the first Shakespearian play to be presented on Broadway). The Mercury Theatre was founded by Welles and Houseman earlier in the same year after the duo resigned from the Federal Theatre. In 1938, the Mercury Theatre evolved into The Mercury Theatre on the Air – a radio series that included the most infamous and influential radio broadcasts of all time: The War of the Worlds (broadcast on October 30, 1938). Welles and Houseman then moved to Hollywood and made Citizen Kane. Director Richard Linklater shows us a fictionalized perspective of the Welles (Christian McKay) and Houseman (Eddie Marsan) 1937 production of Julius Caesar. We are introduced...
- 11/24/2009
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The Critics' Choice seal is a recognition given to new movies receiving a high Critics' Choice Ratings score in the weekly voting by the Broadcast Film Critics Association which I'm a proud member, yay!
If you're an Oscar fan, you may want to pay attention to the films receiving the Critics' Choice seal. It's a great barometer of the Academy Awards.
The latest films to receive the Critics' Choice seal are:
"Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Precious
Release Date November 5, 2009
MPAA Rating R
Directed By Lee Daniels
Starring Mo?Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe
Official Site http://www.weareallprecious.com/
Synopsis
Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home,...
If you're an Oscar fan, you may want to pay attention to the films receiving the Critics' Choice seal. It's a great barometer of the Academy Awards.
The latest films to receive the Critics' Choice seal are:
"Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Precious
Release Date November 5, 2009
MPAA Rating R
Directed By Lee Daniels
Starring Mo?Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe
Official Site http://www.weareallprecious.com/
Synopsis
Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home,...
- 11/17/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
By Lisa Horowitz
"Me and Orson Welles" was "a difficult movie to get made in the current environment," director Richard Linklater admitted Tuesday night at TheWrap's screening/Q&A at the ArcLight Sherman Oaks.
Linklater (center, with TheWrap's Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and actor Christian McKay; all photos by Jonathan Alcorn) said the movie came about when he fell in love with Robert Kaplow's book and optioned it.
He went to his usual funding source...
"Me and Orson Welles" was "a difficult movie to get made in the current environment," director Richard Linklater admitted Tuesday night at TheWrap's screening/Q&A at the ArcLight Sherman Oaks.
Linklater (center, with TheWrap's Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and actor Christian McKay; all photos by Jonathan Alcorn) said the movie came about when he fell in love with Robert Kaplow's book and optioned it.
He went to his usual funding source...
- 11/17/2009
- by Lisa Horowitz
- The Wrap
London -- Isle of Man production and finance banner CinemaNX kept its promise made in Cannes this year to come up with innovative distribution deals by sealing pacts to put "Me and Orson Welles" in front of British audiences.
The project, starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes and introducing Christian McKay as Orson Welles, is directed by Richard Linklater and is set to open here in early December.
CinemaNX said Tuesday it has pacted with Warner Bros. Entertainment U.K. to roll the film out in theaters on around 180 screens. Warner Bros. will partner on other distribution platforms including video-on-demand and pay and free television, CinemaNX said. CinemaNX sealed a deal with Freestyle Releasing in September.
But the Isle of Man funder also said it has struck a deal with retail giant Tesco to give its stores exclusive DVD rights for 12 months on the title from Easter 2010.
The retalier has pledged...
The project, starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes and introducing Christian McKay as Orson Welles, is directed by Richard Linklater and is set to open here in early December.
CinemaNX said Tuesday it has pacted with Warner Bros. Entertainment U.K. to roll the film out in theaters on around 180 screens. Warner Bros. will partner on other distribution platforms including video-on-demand and pay and free television, CinemaNX said. CinemaNX sealed a deal with Freestyle Releasing in September.
But the Isle of Man funder also said it has struck a deal with retail giant Tesco to give its stores exclusive DVD rights for 12 months on the title from Easter 2010.
The retalier has pledged...
- 11/17/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starring in "Me and Orson Welles" has made it possible for Zac Efron to get inside the White House, but promoting the movie wasn't the only thing on his agenda. On Tuesday, November 10, the Richard Samuels depicter along with co-star Claire Danes and director Richard Linklater made a visit to the principal workplace of the U.S. President to lobby for art funding.
While it was unfortunate that he and his companions didn't get the chance to meet with the President, they did manage to meet administration officials, include actor Kal Penn. During the conference with the officials, the trio tried to convince the office in providing more funding for the arts in public schools. The effort is part of their outreach to support Americans for the Arts.
Of his visit, the star of "High School Musical" said simply as quoted by The Hill, "I admire anyone who has devoted their lives to public service.
While it was unfortunate that he and his companions didn't get the chance to meet with the President, they did manage to meet administration officials, include actor Kal Penn. During the conference with the officials, the trio tried to convince the office in providing more funding for the arts in public schools. The effort is part of their outreach to support Americans for the Arts.
Of his visit, the star of "High School Musical" said simply as quoted by The Hill, "I admire anyone who has devoted their lives to public service.
- 11/11/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Me and Orson Welles is a period-drama film directed by Richard "School Of Rock" Linklater, starring actors Zac Efron, Christian McKay and Claire Danes, based on author Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name. The story, set in 1937 New York, follows a teenager hired to star in director Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, where he becomes attracted to a 'career-driven' production assistant. "...In New York in 1937, seventeen-year-old 'Richard Samuels' (Efron) meets theatre director 'Orson Welles' (McKay), whom he convinces to give him the role of 'Lucillus' in 'Julius Caesar', Broadway's first Shakespearean production. Welles, who is having an extramarital affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant, couples Richard with production assistant 'Sonja Jones' (Danes) to rehearse. While Welles decides the entire production crew would benefit from a 'coupling' game, Richard cheats to ensure he is paired with Sonja.
- 10/15/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Yahoo! Movies premiered a new trailer from Zac Efron’s new film “Me and Orson Welles.”
Based on Robert Kaplow’s novel of the same name, “Me and Orson Welles” tells the story of Samuels (Efron), a teenage student who gets the chance to make his big break when he is hired to star in Orson Welles’ production of Julius Caesar. Falling in love with a production assistant, he soon learns the horrible secret of show business.
The film is directed by Oscar nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, Waking Life, Fast Food Nation, Scanner Darkly) and is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25th, in limited release.
Watch “Me and Orson Welles” trailer below:...
Based on Robert Kaplow’s novel of the same name, “Me and Orson Welles” tells the story of Samuels (Efron), a teenage student who gets the chance to make his big break when he is hired to star in Orson Welles’ production of Julius Caesar. Falling in love with a production assistant, he soon learns the horrible secret of show business.
The film is directed by Oscar nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, Waking Life, Fast Food Nation, Scanner Darkly) and is scheduled to hit theaters on November 25th, in limited release.
Watch “Me and Orson Welles” trailer below:...
- 10/9/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
A couple weeks ago I brought you the sparse teaser for Me and Orson Welles, the Richard Linklater-directed period piece starring Zac Efron as a kid who gets cast in a production of Julius Caesar being directed by a young Welles. Now comes the full trailer courtesy of Yahoo, and the movie looks reasonably fun and light. It's fairly obvious that it was based on a young adult novel by Robert Kaplow; I can easily picture myself in middle school reading the book and then writing an essay called "What is Historical Fiction." But that doesn't mean you should necessarily avoid it. ...
- 10/8/2009
- by Michael Dance
- Movie Cultists
Zac Efron and Orson Welles is the two names anybody would ever put within the same sentence. A Scanner Darkly director Richard Linklater is forcing us to, in the Robert Kaplow novel adaptation of Me and Orson Welles. Starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes and Christian McKay, this 1930’s set film comes out with its first trailer. Being released in theaters on November 25th from Freestyle Releasing, here it is:
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- 10/8/2009
- by Melissa Molina
- Atomic Popcorn
The theatrical trailer for Me And Orson Welles has debuted at Yahoo Movies, and for all you Zac Efron fans out there we have a copy right here!
Starring Zac Efron (High School Musical, 17 Again), Christian McKay and Claire Danes, Me And Orson Welles marks Efron’s first venture into serious cinema.
A young student (Zac Efron) finds love in the theater after being cast in a production of Julius Caesar directed by Orson Welles (Christian McKay) in this 1930s-era romance directed by Richard Linklater. Claire Danes co-stars in the CinemaNX production, with adapting duties handled by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. from the Robert Kaplow novel.
Me And Orson Welles hits Us shores on 25th November 2009, a UK release date is yet to be confirmed.
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Starring Zac Efron (High School Musical, 17 Again), Christian McKay and Claire Danes, Me And Orson Welles marks Efron’s first venture into serious cinema.
A young student (Zac Efron) finds love in the theater after being cast in a production of Julius Caesar directed by Orson Welles (Christian McKay) in this 1930s-era romance directed by Richard Linklater. Claire Danes co-stars in the CinemaNX production, with adapting duties handled by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. from the Robert Kaplow novel.
Me And Orson Welles hits Us shores on 25th November 2009, a UK release date is yet to be confirmed.
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- 10/8/2009
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Yahoo! Movies has just debuted a new U.S. trailer for "Me and Orson Welles". A little more than two minutes long, the sneak peek is narrated by Zac Efron's Richard Samuels and offers a closer look at his interactions with Christian McKay's Orson Welles and Claire Danes's Sonja Jones. It also shares glimpses of the problems Welles deals with in the production of Julius Caesar.
In a whirlwind week in 1937 in New York City, 17-year-old Richard Samuels who spends his days dreaming of the bright lights of Broadway gets his big break when landing a part in Orson Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. But with Welles' womanizing taking priority over rehearsals, chaos and calamity mark the production from the start. Before long, opening night has arrived and Richard will discover the terrible secrets of show business.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated helmer Richard Linklater,...
In a whirlwind week in 1937 in New York City, 17-year-old Richard Samuels who spends his days dreaming of the bright lights of Broadway gets his big break when landing a part in Orson Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. But with Welles' womanizing taking priority over rehearsals, chaos and calamity mark the production from the start. Before long, opening night has arrived and Richard will discover the terrible secrets of show business.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated helmer Richard Linklater,...
- 10/8/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
On one side you have one of my favorite directors, Richard Linklater, a man who manages to put his unique imprint on wildly different films (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Fast Food Nation, A Scanner Darkly). On the other side you have Zac Efron, an undeniably talented kid who's getting harder and harder to hate. They've come together for Me and Orson Welles, a light period comedy based on the young adult book by Robert Kaplow. Efron plays the "me," a teenager who bluffs his way into a role in a theatrical production of Julius Caesar in 1937 that's being ...
- 9/21/2009
- by Michael Dance
- Movie Cultists
A brand new international trailer for "Me and Orson Welles" has just arrived. Brought out by The Guardian, this U.K. trailer centers its attention to lead actor Zac Efron as 17-year-old Richard Samuels. The sneak peek helps to unravel more on what the movie is all about and the relationship between Samuels and Claire Danes' Sonja Jones and Christian McKay's Orson Welles.
Along with the trailer, the publication also gave a run down on the two leading men performances. "Newcomer Christian McKay (who's done a few Miss Marples, and played Welles on stage) makes a magnificent Orson, but it's Efron who really impresses: showing a depth and charm you'd never have dreamed of," so it wrote.
"He's not afraid to look petulant and silly, and does, frequently," The Guardian continued to praise Efron. "That said, there are moments in which you can't help but think: Efron should really,...
Along with the trailer, the publication also gave a run down on the two leading men performances. "Newcomer Christian McKay (who's done a few Miss Marples, and played Welles on stage) makes a magnificent Orson, but it's Efron who really impresses: showing a depth and charm you'd never have dreamed of," so it wrote.
"He's not afraid to look petulant and silly, and does, frequently," The Guardian continued to praise Efron. "That said, there are moments in which you can't help but think: Efron should really,...
- 9/19/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Following its festival success, Dimension is putting post apocalyptic thriller The Road into theaters November 25th with a wide release planned. The Thanksgiving date was apparently selected in order to give the film a chance of Golden Globe nomination. “We’ve been getting great audience reaction at Venice and Telluride,” Dimension topper Bob Weinstein said. “We feel that this is a commercial film that’s worthy of a wide release.
Starring Viggo Mortensen and directed by John Hillcoat, The Road is based on a Cormac McCarthy novel. The last McCarthy book to be developed into a feature film was the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning Coen Brothers directed No Country for Old Men. Another McCarthy based film in development is Todd Field’s adaptation of Blood Meridian which is planned to be released some time in 2011.
November 25th will also see the overdue release of Me and Orson Welles. One year after it launched at Toronto,...
Starring Viggo Mortensen and directed by John Hillcoat, The Road is based on a Cormac McCarthy novel. The last McCarthy book to be developed into a feature film was the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning Coen Brothers directed No Country for Old Men. Another McCarthy based film in development is Todd Field’s adaptation of Blood Meridian which is planned to be released some time in 2011.
November 25th will also see the overdue release of Me and Orson Welles. One year after it launched at Toronto,...
- 9/16/2009
- by Thomas W.
- Movie-moron.com
Variety reports that Me and Orson Welles will finally arrive in theaters after multiple delays. Cinemanx has set November 25 as the release date, matching it with Nine, the musical directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago), and The Road, starring Viggo Mortenson, which also got a new release date.
Me and Orson Welles stars Zac Efron, Claire Danes, and Christian McKay in the title role. Behind the camera is Richard Linklater, who also directed School of Rock, Fast Food Nation, and Dazed and Confused.
The story is based on the Robert Kaplow book of same name, which involves Richard (played by Efron), a teenager cast in Welles' 1937 production of Julius Caesar. Along the way, Richard develops a romantic relationship with an opportunistic production assistant (played by Danes). When he learns that she is also the object of Welles' affections, tensions build, possibly threatening the production.
Executive producer Steve Christian spoke on behalf...
Me and Orson Welles stars Zac Efron, Claire Danes, and Christian McKay in the title role. Behind the camera is Richard Linklater, who also directed School of Rock, Fast Food Nation, and Dazed and Confused.
The story is based on the Robert Kaplow book of same name, which involves Richard (played by Efron), a teenager cast in Welles' 1937 production of Julius Caesar. Along the way, Richard develops a romantic relationship with an opportunistic production assistant (played by Danes). When he learns that she is also the object of Welles' affections, tensions build, possibly threatening the production.
Executive producer Steve Christian spoke on behalf...
- 9/10/2009
- by Rich Z Zwelling
- Reelzchannel.com
Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, finally has a release date. The period drama will open November 25, with Cinemanx handling distribution. Set in 1937, and based on the Robert Kaplow novel, the story centers on a high school student who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The student lands a bit part in “Julius Caesar,” the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love. It stars Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill, Imogen Poots and Aidan McArdle. Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. penned the screenplay. There’s also been another release date change for The Road. Originally slated to open October 16, the John Hillcoat-directed...
- 9/10/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
A trailer for Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles has snuck onto the interwebs and you can check it out below. Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill, Imogen Poots and Aidan McArdle star in the period drama, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. A proper release date is still Tba. Set in 1937, and based on the Robert Kaplow novel, the story centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The man lands a bit part in "Julius Caesar," the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
- 8/12/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
First look at the upcoming period-drama film "Me and Orson Welles" has come out in the form of a promo trailer. Taking all the attention to Zac Efron's Richard Samuels, the one minute compilation of footage serves as an introduction to the leading character and teases on his relationship with Claire Danes' Sonja Jones.
Previously, another sneak peek was found in a short clip. The snippet unravels the first meeting between Samuels and Christian McKay's theater director Orson Welles, which turns to be an impromptu audition for the 17-year-old when he is asked to sing in front of Welles and his entourage.
Based on the novel by Robert Kaplow, "Me and Orson Welles" is set in the thrilling world of New York theater. It follows the story of a teenage student who spends his days dreaming of the bright lights of Broadway. Impressing Orson Welles and his...
Previously, another sneak peek was found in a short clip. The snippet unravels the first meeting between Samuels and Christian McKay's theater director Orson Welles, which turns to be an impromptu audition for the 17-year-old when he is asked to sing in front of Welles and his entourage.
Based on the novel by Robert Kaplow, "Me and Orson Welles" is set in the thrilling world of New York theater. It follows the story of a teenage student who spends his days dreaming of the bright lights of Broadway. Impressing Orson Welles and his...
- 8/12/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
"Me and Orson Welles", Cinetic Media-produced movie, has lighted up the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, September 5 with its premiere. Holding the special event at Ryerson Theatre, Toronto, the world premiere saw the attendance of Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Hugh Dancy and director Richard Linklater.
Gossip Girls reported that Efron arrived to the first full screening event along with his co-star Danes. On the evening, the "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" lead man was dressed in a brown suit completed with a white button-up shirt, skinny brown tie and a pair of wingtip shoes, while Danes wore dark blue mini dress.
Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, "Me and Orson Welles" tells the story of Samuels, a teenager who gets the chance to make his big break when he is hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, but...
Gossip Girls reported that Efron arrived to the first full screening event along with his co-star Danes. On the evening, the "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" lead man was dressed in a brown suit completed with a white button-up shirt, skinny brown tie and a pair of wingtip shoes, while Danes wore dark blue mini dress.
Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, "Me and Orson Welles" tells the story of Samuels, a teenager who gets the chance to make his big break when he is hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, but...
- 9/6/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Filed under: Drama, Images
It was a pretty big surprise when news broke that Zac Efron was going to star in Richard Linklater's new film, Me and Orson Welles. The High School Musical star just didn't seem like the Linklater sort. But the dancing shoes have been put away and Efron has gone back in time. Four pictures from the film have been released over at Twitch, and you can check out one of them above -- that is Efron as the young aspiring actor Richard, and Christian McKay as the one and only Welles.
Based on Robert Kaplow's coming-of-age novel, the film focuses on a 17-year-old aspiring actor who is discovered by Orson Welles while walking past the Mercury Theater. He scores a bit part in Julius Caesar, and is thrust into that world we call show. Now if only we could get a glimpse of Ben Chaplin...
It was a pretty big surprise when news broke that Zac Efron was going to star in Richard Linklater's new film, Me and Orson Welles. The High School Musical star just didn't seem like the Linklater sort. But the dancing shoes have been put away and Efron has gone back in time. Four pictures from the film have been released over at Twitch, and you can check out one of them above -- that is Efron as the young aspiring actor Richard, and Christian McKay as the one and only Welles.
Based on Robert Kaplow's coming-of-age novel, the film focuses on a 17-year-old aspiring actor who is discovered by Orson Welles while walking past the Mercury Theater. He scores a bit part in Julius Caesar, and is thrust into that world we call show. Now if only we could get a glimpse of Ben Chaplin...
- 8/21/2008
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
A series of photos from Richard Linklater's upcoming romantic drama "Me and Orson Welles" has been unveiled. The four brand new images focus on giving movie lovers a first look into the two leading characters portrayed by Zac Efron and Christian McKay as well as the set photo with Linklater explaining something to McKay.
Leaving his "High School Musical" image behind, Efron can be seen posing as seventeen-year-old Richard Samuels. On one of the pictures, he can be seen sitting on a theater chair with a script on his hands, while on another picture, he can be seen holding drum sticks while talking with Welles. Additionally, one other photo displays Welles standing in front of applauding audience.
Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, "Me and Orson Welles" tells the story of Samuels, a teenager who gets the chance to make his big break when he...
Leaving his "High School Musical" image behind, Efron can be seen posing as seventeen-year-old Richard Samuels. On one of the pictures, he can be seen sitting on a theater chair with a script on his hands, while on another picture, he can be seen holding drum sticks while talking with Welles. Additionally, one other photo displays Welles standing in front of applauding audience.
Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, "Me and Orson Welles" tells the story of Samuels, a teenager who gets the chance to make his big break when he...
- 8/21/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Men in Trees star James Tupper will portray actor Joseph Cotten in Richard Linklater's indie biopic Me and Orson Welles with Claire Danes and Zac Efron.
Tupper, who recently signed with ICM for representation, will portray the star whose career was launched with roles in Welles' classic Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons. He starred in several Alfred Hitchcock films and memorably tangled with Welles in the 1949 thriller The Third Man
Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. adapted the screenplay from Robert Kaplow's 2003 novel, which follows a teen (Efron) who is cast in Welles' 1937 Broadway staging of Julius Caesar opposite Cotten. Principal photography has begun in the Isle of Man, London and New York.
Tupper recently starred opposite Sissy Spacek and Alfre Woodard in the CBS telefilm Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Marc Samuelson, Anne Carli and Linklater are producing the film with financing from the Isle of Man Film Commission and Framestore Feature. Steve Christian, John Sloss and Steve Norris are executive producing, and Sloss' Cinetic Media is handling domestic sales.
Tupper, who recently signed with ICM for representation, will portray the star whose career was launched with roles in Welles' classic Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons. He starred in several Alfred Hitchcock films and memorably tangled with Welles in the 1949 thriller The Third Man
Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. adapted the screenplay from Robert Kaplow's 2003 novel, which follows a teen (Efron) who is cast in Welles' 1937 Broadway staging of Julius Caesar opposite Cotten. Principal photography has begun in the Isle of Man, London and New York.
Tupper recently starred opposite Sissy Spacek and Alfre Woodard in the CBS telefilm Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Marc Samuelson, Anne Carli and Linklater are producing the film with financing from the Isle of Man Film Commission and Framestore Feature. Steve Christian, John Sloss and Steve Norris are executive producing, and Sloss' Cinetic Media is handling domestic sales.
LONDON -- Claire Danes, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill and Imogen Poots have joined the cast of Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, an adaptation of the period coming-of-age novel by Robert Kaplow.
They join Zac Efron and Ben Chaplin in the cast for the 1937-set movie, which centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles.
He lands a bit part in Julius Caesar, the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
Newcomer Christian McKay plays Welles, and Chaplin (Water Horse The Legend of the Deep) has been cast as English film and stage actor George Coulouris.
The script was penned by Holly Gent Palmo, who worked on Linklater's Dazed and Confused, and Vince Palmo, who is a long time collaborator with the director.
Ann Carli is producing the film, which is scheduled to shoot on the Isle of Man, London and New York beginning in February.
They join Zac Efron and Ben Chaplin in the cast for the 1937-set movie, which centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles.
He lands a bit part in Julius Caesar, the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
Newcomer Christian McKay plays Welles, and Chaplin (Water Horse The Legend of the Deep) has been cast as English film and stage actor George Coulouris.
The script was penned by Holly Gent Palmo, who worked on Linklater's Dazed and Confused, and Vince Palmo, who is a long time collaborator with the director.
Ann Carli is producing the film, which is scheduled to shoot on the Isle of Man, London and New York beginning in February.
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