Ryan Murphy is back at it with another installation of his “American Story” franchise. The long-awaited “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” centers on the rise and fall of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez.
It’s been three years since the series was first announced in August 2021, and now with the cast finalized and production wrapped, the project is right around the corner in a living room near you. “West Side Story” and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” breakout Josh Rivera stars as Hernandez and here makes his TV debut.
The series lands on FX on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Here’s a list of the cast and the real-life figures they play.
Josh Rivera as Aaron Rodriguez
Josh Rivera stars as late New England Patriots tight-end Aaron Rodriguez. He played for the team for three seasons before he was arrested and convicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
It’s been three years since the series was first announced in August 2021, and now with the cast finalized and production wrapped, the project is right around the corner in a living room near you. “West Side Story” and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” breakout Josh Rivera stars as Hernandez and here makes his TV debut.
The series lands on FX on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Here’s a list of the cast and the real-life figures they play.
Josh Rivera as Aaron Rodriguez
Josh Rivera stars as late New England Patriots tight-end Aaron Rodriguez. He played for the team for three seasons before he was arrested and convicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
- 9/18/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Molly Gordon (Theater Camp), Logan Lerman (We Were the Lucky Ones), Geraldine Viswanathan (Drive-Away Dolls) and John Reynolds (Search Party) are set to star in Oh, Hi!, an indie comedy written and to be directed by Sophie Brooks (The Boy Downstairs), who conceived the story with Gordon.
Entering production in New York this month, the film centers on Iris (Gordon) and Isaac (Lerman), whose first weekend away as a couple is going so well — until Isaac mentions he didn’t know they were a couple. Iris is sure he’s just confused….so she decides to hold him captive until they get on the same page.
Brooks and Gordon developed the project alongside producers David Brooks and Dan Clifton. Julie Waters will also produce for Watermark Media, which is financing with QWGmire, AmorFortuna, and Bespoke Production Capital. The executive producers are Evan Dyal, Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty,...
Entering production in New York this month, the film centers on Iris (Gordon) and Isaac (Lerman), whose first weekend away as a couple is going so well — until Isaac mentions he didn’t know they were a couple. Iris is sure he’s just confused….so she decides to hold him captive until they get on the same page.
Brooks and Gordon developed the project alongside producers David Brooks and Dan Clifton. Julie Waters will also produce for Watermark Media, which is financing with QWGmire, AmorFortuna, and Bespoke Production Capital. The executive producers are Evan Dyal, Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty,...
- 8/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Would you trust John Cena to be your bodyguard for a day? Well, that’s what Awkwafina’s character is forced to do in their new movie, “Jackpot!”
Ok, technically, she’s trusting Noel — he’s just played by Cena. Now streaming on Prime Video, Paul Feig’s latest film centers on Katie Kim (Awkwafina), who finds herself literally running for her life after winning the lottery in near-future Los Angeles.
In this world, it’s perfectly legal to murder the lottery winner and take over their jackpot, so long as you complete the kill by sundown and don’t use a gun. It’s an insane concept, and it boasts a fun cast of familiar faces to bring it all together.
Here’s who you need to know.
Prime Video
Noel (John Cena)
Noel is a bodyguard who comes to help Katie, for a price. He’s mostly a good-hearted dude though.
Ok, technically, she’s trusting Noel — he’s just played by Cena. Now streaming on Prime Video, Paul Feig’s latest film centers on Katie Kim (Awkwafina), who finds herself literally running for her life after winning the lottery in near-future Los Angeles.
In this world, it’s perfectly legal to murder the lottery winner and take over their jackpot, so long as you complete the kill by sundown and don’t use a gun. It’s an insane concept, and it boasts a fun cast of familiar faces to bring it all together.
Here’s who you need to know.
Prime Video
Noel (John Cena)
Noel is a bodyguard who comes to help Katie, for a price. He’s mostly a good-hearted dude though.
- 8/15/2024
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
In 2018, Liza Koshy, one of the biggest internet stars of all time, disappeared.
Well, not quite. She just stopped posting, a move that seems small but sent her 16 million subscribers into a panic. For the four years prior, Koshy had been one of the most popular and fastest-growing YouTube stars of all time — hitting the 10 million subscriber mark in less than two years. She interviewed former President Barack Obama around the 2016 election, won four Streamys, and became a staple Met Gala red carpet host. To her fans and followers, she...
Well, not quite. She just stopped posting, a move that seems small but sent her 16 million subscribers into a panic. For the four years prior, Koshy had been one of the most popular and fastest-growing YouTube stars of all time — hitting the 10 million subscriber mark in less than two years. She interviewed former President Barack Obama around the 2016 election, won four Streamys, and became a staple Met Gala red carpet host. To her fans and followers, she...
- 7/8/2024
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Paramount has rounded out the cast for its untitled Naked Gun reboot with four additions: Liza Koshy (Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts), current WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes, Cch Pounder (Rustin) and Busta Rhymes.
No word on the roles they’re playing, but we’re told Rhodes will only be making a cameo. As previously announced, Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand and Danny Huston will also star. Neeson plays Detective Frank Drebin, with Hauser as his partner Ed. Roles for Anderson and Huston haven’t yet emerged, though it’s understood that Durand will be playing the film’s villain.
Akiva Schaffer is directing and exec producing the comedy, slated for release on July 18, 2025. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand wrote the draft script along with Schaffer. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins are producing via Fuzzy Door, with Daniel M. Stillman also serving as EP.
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No word on the roles they’re playing, but we’re told Rhodes will only be making a cameo. As previously announced, Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand and Danny Huston will also star. Neeson plays Detective Frank Drebin, with Hauser as his partner Ed. Roles for Anderson and Huston haven’t yet emerged, though it’s understood that Durand will be playing the film’s villain.
Akiva Schaffer is directing and exec producing the comedy, slated for release on July 18, 2025. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand wrote the draft script along with Schaffer. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins are producing via Fuzzy Door, with Daniel M. Stillman also serving as EP.
Known...
- 5/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life, directed by Terry Jones
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, 9pm, ITV4, Tuesday, March 26
Not really a film as such but rather a collection of sketches, loosely linked by shuffling in, about and off this mortal coil. As you might expect, that means the end result is a little bit hit and miss - and one or two sections haven't dated so well either - but there's plenty here to amuse fans of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin. Among the more enjoyable moments are satirical musical number Every Sperm is Sacred and the unforgettable dining experience of Mr Creosote, which certainly goes with a bang. It was in competition in Cannes in 1983 where it, perhaps surprisingly, took home the Grand Prix. Just go easy on the wafer-thin mints...
Cat Person, Netflix, from Wednesday, March 27
This...
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, 9pm, ITV4, Tuesday, March 26
Not really a film as such but rather a collection of sketches, loosely linked by shuffling in, about and off this mortal coil. As you might expect, that means the end result is a little bit hit and miss - and one or two sections haven't dated so well either - but there's plenty here to amuse fans of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin. Among the more enjoyable moments are satirical musical number Every Sperm is Sacred and the unforgettable dining experience of Mr Creosote, which certainly goes with a bang. It was in competition in Cannes in 1983 where it, perhaps surprisingly, took home the Grand Prix. Just go easy on the wafer-thin mints...
Cat Person, Netflix, from Wednesday, March 27
This...
- 3/25/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Exclusive: Nicholas Braun, Tommy Dewey and Nicholas Podany have joined the cast of Sony Pictures’ SNL 1975, which will be directed by Jason Reitman and based on the real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live.
Braun will play Jim Henson, Dewey will play Michael O’Donoghue, and Podany will play Billy Crystal. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan.
On October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. SNL 1975 is the true story of what happened behind the scenes that night in the moments leading up to the first broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It depicts the chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”
The screenplay is based on an extensive series of interviews conducted by...
Braun will play Jim Henson, Dewey will play Michael O’Donoghue, and Podany will play Billy Crystal. The original screenplay is by Reitman and Gil Kenan.
On October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. SNL 1975 is the true story of what happened behind the scenes that night in the moments leading up to the first broadcast of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. It depicts the chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”
The screenplay is based on an extensive series of interviews conducted by...
- 3/7/2024
- by Justin Kroll and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
On the day of Geraldine Viswanathan’s THR interview, the actress is in the middle of an overstuffed week of promotion for her starring role in Ethan Coen’s latest film, Drive-Away Dolls, which, until that point, was the biggest thing to happen to her career. But Viswanathan, 28, also was just cast in Thunderbolts, Marvel Studios’ next tentpole. She replaces Ayo Edebiri, who had to depart for scheduling reasons but offered her an “epic” handoff. “Ayo and I go way back, and she’s actually looking after my car right now in L.A.,” says Viswanathan. “That Kia Nero is the love of my life, and Ayo is one of my closest friends. She was really instrumental in my decision to take the role, and it’s been nice to be able to talk about it with somebody who knows what it is.”
Thunderbolts comes swathed in the level of...
Thunderbolts comes swathed in the level of...
- 2/21/2024
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Liza Koshy is continuing her transition from internet standout to Hollywood actor. Her latest film role comes in Players, a romantic comedy that is now available to stream on Netflix.
Players stars Gina Rodriguez as a sportswriter who enjoys setting up hookups for her friends, including a co-worker portrayed by Koshy. Hijinks ensue when Mack falls for one of her “targets” and must decide how to pursue him. Beyond Rodriguez and Koshy, the film’s cast also includes Damon Wayans Jr. and Tom Ellis.
Koshy revealed her role in Players in June 2021, nearly three years before the film’s eventual release date. At the time, Koshy’s strong following on platforms like YouTube (where she currently has nearly 17 million subscribers) made her a popular choice for brand collabs and hosting gigs at events like the Met Gala and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
Since then, Koshy has offered intermittent updates on YouTube,...
Players stars Gina Rodriguez as a sportswriter who enjoys setting up hookups for her friends, including a co-worker portrayed by Koshy. Hijinks ensue when Mack falls for one of her “targets” and must decide how to pursue him. Beyond Rodriguez and Koshy, the film’s cast also includes Damon Wayans Jr. and Tom Ellis.
Koshy revealed her role in Players in June 2021, nearly three years before the film’s eventual release date. At the time, Koshy’s strong following on platforms like YouTube (where she currently has nearly 17 million subscribers) made her a popular choice for brand collabs and hosting gigs at events like the Met Gala and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
Since then, Koshy has offered intermittent updates on YouTube,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is in a rut. He’s still trying to get a publisher to accept his latest book in a market that doesn’t exactly embrace his erudite style. His gig as a college professor lecturing to students that are too “goddamn delicate” to embrace thorny topics of race has him ostracized from colleagues. He’s estranged from family, all of whom are juggling their own issues––health problems, divorce, the financial strain that comes with both. When Monk concocts an elaborate joke to get more fame and acceptance, it’s taken shocking seriously, setting off a series of misadventures exploring how white America is more willing to accept the most reductive, pandering stories of Black...
American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is in a rut. He’s still trying to get a publisher to accept his latest book in a market that doesn’t exactly embrace his erudite style. His gig as a college professor lecturing to students that are too “goddamn delicate” to embrace thorny topics of race has him ostracized from colleagues. He’s estranged from family, all of whom are juggling their own issues––health problems, divorce, the financial strain that comes with both. When Monk concocts an elaborate joke to get more fame and acceptance, it’s taken shocking seriously, setting off a series of misadventures exploring how white America is more willing to accept the most reductive, pandering stories of Black...
- 2/9/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The second narrative film and the third overall in almost as many years to cover similar, if not identical ground, Winner, a comedy-drama/biopic centered on the uniquely named Reality Winner, the ex-U.S. Air Force veteran, translator extraordinaire, and Nsa whistleblower, fully delivers on its promise of an idiosyncratic character study and exploration of what, if anything, the idea and ideal of patriotism still means in 21st-century America. Directed by Susanna Fogel from a screenplay by New York Magazine writer and University of Iowa professor Kerry Howley, Winner gives viewers rare insight into the Texas-born whistleblower from age 10 or 11 through her post-incarceration life. Framed as a rueful, cynical look back by Winner in voiceover mode,...
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- 2/7/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Why would someone lie about having cats to get a date? When you think about it, that sort of lie really does start to become a bit… sinister. And that’s the question at the heart of the film, “Cat Person.”
Look, let’s get this out of the way first — “Cat Person” isn’t a “new” film in the strictest sense of the word. The film debuted at Sundance a year ago, got rave reviews, and then was in theaters for about one minute (give or take).
Continue reading ‘Cat Person’ Trailer: Susanna Fogel’s Acclaimed Film Finally Gets Wide Release On Hulu In February at The Playlist.
Look, let’s get this out of the way first — “Cat Person” isn’t a “new” film in the strictest sense of the word. The film debuted at Sundance a year ago, got rave reviews, and then was in theaters for about one minute (give or take).
Continue reading ‘Cat Person’ Trailer: Susanna Fogel’s Acclaimed Film Finally Gets Wide Release On Hulu In February at The Playlist.
- 1/30/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
The upcoming Marvel Studios production Thunderbolts is going to feature multiple actors from various previous Marvel films and TV shows reprising their roles. It’s got Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster… and if Thunderbolts had started filming last summer, as it was supposed to before the strikes hit, it also would have had actress/writer/comedian Ayo Edebiri, whose credits include Big Mouth, The Bear, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, in the cast. Unfortunately for Edebiri, the production delay caused her to run into scheduling issues, so she has had to drop out of the project. Deadline reports that the character she was going to be playing will now be played by Geraldine Viswanathan.
Viswanathan’s credits include Blockers,...
Viswanathan’s credits include Blockers,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Geraldine Viswanathan is set to join Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts as she replaces Ayo Edebiri, who is departing the project due to scheduling after production was delayed due to the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year.
Viswanathan is the second recent addition after the film added Lewis Pullman to step in for Steven Yeun, who departed for similar scheduling reasons as Edebiri.
Marvel had no comment.
Viswanathan joins an ensemble originally announced during Disney’s D23 event last year that includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent John Walker, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster.
Jake Schreier is set as director of the new Marvel tentpole, which Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is producing. Not much is known about the plot of the film,...
Viswanathan is the second recent addition after the film added Lewis Pullman to step in for Steven Yeun, who departed for similar scheduling reasons as Edebiri.
Marvel had no comment.
Viswanathan joins an ensemble originally announced during Disney’s D23 event last year that includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent John Walker, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost and Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster.
Jake Schreier is set as director of the new Marvel tentpole, which Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige is producing. Not much is known about the plot of the film,...
- 1/29/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Emilia Jones in Winner.Heather McIntosh: 'We're exploring her obsessive nature and it does cover a pretty big range, the Ocd that Reality’s navigating, her time in prison. It does sort of ride this wave, very anxietal stuff but also up' Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Institute Reality Winner might sound like a description of the latest Big Brother finale but it’s the genuine name of a US whistleblower who, while working as a National Security Agency leaked a document showing Russian interference in the 2016 elections. She is played by Emilia Jones, who is reteaming with director Susanna Fogel after last year’s Cat Person. Rather than the usual shadowy dramas, along the lines of Official Secrets, Fogel, working from a script from Kerry Howley, instead presents the action through a brightly coloured lens. The scoring, too, from Heather McIntosh - who is also reteaming with Fogel after Cat Person...
- 1/28/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
While fans used to play six degrees of Kevin Bacon at the Sundance Film Festival (or anywhere for that matter), in 2024, it’s all about connecting the dots of alumni from Mike White’s The White Lotus. The stars of the Emmy Award-winning vacation anthology series have returned to the mainland and clocked back in on a flurry of independent films. Below is a roundup of all the White Lotus stars making the Park City rounds this year and why they’re here.
Aubrey Plaza
The actress and producer returns to the festival on the heels of a critically acclaimed turn in Emily the Criminal to star in Megan Park’s comedy My Old Ass opposite Maisy Stella, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks and Percy Hynes White. The plot follows bright-yet-irreverent Elliott (Stella) as she comes face-to-face with her older self (Plaza) during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny...
Aubrey Plaza
The actress and producer returns to the festival on the heels of a critically acclaimed turn in Emily the Criminal to star in Megan Park’s comedy My Old Ass opposite Maisy Stella, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks and Percy Hynes White. The plot follows bright-yet-irreverent Elliott (Stella) as she comes face-to-face with her older self (Plaza) during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny...
- 1/20/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kerry Howley, a screenwriter, author and essayist, has signed with Black Bear for representation. The news comes as Howley is about to make waves at Sundance, where “Winner,” a comedic coming-of-age story that she wrote, is going to debut. Howley adapted the story from her own New York Magazine profile on Reality Winner, an Air Force vet and Nsa translator who leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. The film is directed by Susanna Fogel (“Cat Person”). It stars Emilia Jones, Connie Britton and Zach Galifianakis. “Winner” will debut in Sundance’s Premieres section.
Howley authored the non-fiction book “Bottom’s Up and The Devil Laughs,” which was recently picked as a New York Times 2023 Top Ten Book of the Year and a Vanity Fair Best Book of the Year. She is currently a staff writer at New York Magazine, most recently contributing the cover...
Howley authored the non-fiction book “Bottom’s Up and The Devil Laughs,” which was recently picked as a New York Times 2023 Top Ten Book of the Year and a Vanity Fair Best Book of the Year. She is currently a staff writer at New York Magazine, most recently contributing the cover...
- 1/16/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Emilia Jones and Thuso Mbedu have signed on to join Brad Ingelsby’s Untitled Task Force series set at HBO.
Jones has been cast as Maeve, Robbie’s niece who has put her life on hold to care for Robbie’s children while Mbedu joins as Aleah, a Sergeant Detective who is recruited for Tom’s task force.
They join previously announced castmembers Mark Ruffalo, who will portray Tom, and Tom Pelphrey, who is slated to star as Robbie.
Based on an original idea from Ingelsby (“Mare of Easttown”), the series tells the story of an FBI agent leading a Task Force to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. It’s set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia.
Ingelsby serves as a writer and executive producer alongside Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, both of whom will also direct. In addition to starring,...
Jones has been cast as Maeve, Robbie’s niece who has put her life on hold to care for Robbie’s children while Mbedu joins as Aleah, a Sergeant Detective who is recruited for Tom’s task force.
They join previously announced castmembers Mark Ruffalo, who will portray Tom, and Tom Pelphrey, who is slated to star as Robbie.
Based on an original idea from Ingelsby (“Mare of Easttown”), the series tells the story of an FBI agent leading a Task Force to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. It’s set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia.
Ingelsby serves as a writer and executive producer alongside Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, both of whom will also direct. In addition to starring,...
- 12/13/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Berlinale gave us Reality earlier this year and next January we think we might be seeing Winner – another project that looks at the complex turn of events for the whistleblower. Susanna Fogel hit Sundance last year with the thriller Cat Person — and now she moves into equally bizarre tonality with what is a dark-comedy biopic — her fourth feature. Emilia Jones will portray whistleblower Reality Winner – a former U.S. Air Force member and Nsa contractor, served in prison after she leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Her five and a half years behind bars is the longest sentence ever given to someone charged under the Espionage Act for leaking a government document.…...
- 11/17/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Dylan Baker | Written and Directed by Kristoffer Borgli
Nicolas Cage delivers one of his best performances in the fantasy black comedy Dream Scenario, from Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, which takes savage satirical swipes at viral fame and cancel culture. It also serves as a thematic follow-up to Borgli’s previous film, Sick of Myself, a superb arthouse horror which dealt with extreme narcissism and the pursuit of fame at any cost.
Cage plays boring, middle-aged college professor Paul Matthews, whose efforts in the field of evolutionary biology haven’t led to the sort of recognition he had hoped for, partly due to his own laziness in actually getting around to writing a book. At home, he’s supported by his understanding wife, Janet (Julianne Nicholson), though he’s all but ignored by his two teenage daughters (Lily Bird and...
Nicolas Cage delivers one of his best performances in the fantasy black comedy Dream Scenario, from Norwegian writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, which takes savage satirical swipes at viral fame and cancel culture. It also serves as a thematic follow-up to Borgli’s previous film, Sick of Myself, a superb arthouse horror which dealt with extreme narcissism and the pursuit of fame at any cost.
Cage plays boring, middle-aged college professor Paul Matthews, whose efforts in the field of evolutionary biology haven’t led to the sort of recognition he had hoped for, partly due to his own laziness in actually getting around to writing a book. At home, he’s supported by his understanding wife, Janet (Julianne Nicholson), though he’s all but ignored by his two teenage daughters (Lily Bird and...
- 11/10/2023
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Ryan Murphy has found his Aaron Hernandez: Josh Andrés Rivera, who played Chino in “West Side Story,” will star as the late New England Patriots player in the upcoming “American Sports Story.”
The first season of the latest “American” anthology series from Murphy will focus on Hernandez, a once promising football star who was convicted for the murder of fellow player Odin Lloyd. Ultimately, Hernandez took his own life in prison in 2017.
It’s based on the podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.,” from the Boston Globe and Wondery.
Stu Zicherman of “The Americans” will write the script and executive produce alongside Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall. Wondery’s Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy and Linda Pizutti Henry and Ira Napoliello of The Boston Globe’s will also serve as eps.
Rivera plays Sejanus Plinth in the upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,...
The first season of the latest “American” anthology series from Murphy will focus on Hernandez, a once promising football star who was convicted for the murder of fellow player Odin Lloyd. Ultimately, Hernandez took his own life in prison in 2017.
It’s based on the podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.,” from the Boston Globe and Wondery.
Stu Zicherman of “The Americans” will write the script and executive produce alongside Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall. Wondery’s Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy and Linda Pizutti Henry and Ira Napoliello of The Boston Globe’s will also serve as eps.
Rivera plays Sejanus Plinth in the upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
It’s always fun to watch a star break out. Josh Andrés Rivera played in the ensemble in “West Side Story,” but when he landed the role of Sejanus Plinth in “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” it was news to producer Nina Jacobson that he was the boyfriend of his “West Side Story” costar Rachel Zegler, who had initially turned down “Hunger Games” because she was absorbed in tackling the live-action “Snow White” feature.
“After we cast him,” said Jacobson, “we get a phone call from Rachel’s agent saying, ‘Is it too late for you to reconsider her? Can she still read?'”
That’s how Zegler became the star of “The Hunger Games” prequel. For another project for Colorforce, Jacobson’s production company, “American Sports Story: Gladiator,” Jacobson gave the script to Rivera while shooting “Hunger Games” in Germany. They were casting for the young Aaron Hernandez,...
“After we cast him,” said Jacobson, “we get a phone call from Rachel’s agent saying, ‘Is it too late for you to reconsider her? Can she still read?'”
That’s how Zegler became the star of “The Hunger Games” prequel. For another project for Colorforce, Jacobson’s production company, “American Sports Story: Gladiator,” Jacobson gave the script to Rivera while shooting “Hunger Games” in Germany. They were casting for the young Aaron Hernandez,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Stars: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed, Isabella Rossellini, Christopher Shyer, Liza Koshy, Camille Umoff | Written by Michelle Ashford, Kristen Roupenian | Directed by Susanna Fogel
Emilia Jones (Coda) and Nicholas Braun (Succession) co-star in Cat Person, a sharply written thriller that explores the minefield of dating in the modern era. Based on the New Yorker short story by Kristen Roupenian, it’s by turns chilling, suspenseful and provocative.
Directed by Susanna Fogel, Cat Person centres on 20-year-old Margot (Jones) a second-year student who also holds down a concession stand job at her local cinema. That’s where she meets Robert (Braun), a tall, bearded older man who takes her number after a bit of cross-counter flirtation.
Soon Margot and Robert are texting each other all the time, much to the consternation of her protective best friend Taylor (Geraldine Viswanathan), who’s on high alert for red flags,...
Emilia Jones (Coda) and Nicholas Braun (Succession) co-star in Cat Person, a sharply written thriller that explores the minefield of dating in the modern era. Based on the New Yorker short story by Kristen Roupenian, it’s by turns chilling, suspenseful and provocative.
Directed by Susanna Fogel, Cat Person centres on 20-year-old Margot (Jones) a second-year student who also holds down a concession stand job at her local cinema. That’s where she meets Robert (Braun), a tall, bearded older man who takes her number after a bit of cross-counter flirtation.
Soon Margot and Robert are texting each other all the time, much to the consternation of her protective best friend Taylor (Geraldine Viswanathan), who’s on high alert for red flags,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Universal scores a one-two with ‘Freddy’s’ and ‘Trolls Band Together’.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, Five Nights At Freddy’s polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday,...
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, Five Nights At Freddy’s polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Universal scores a one-two with ‘Freddy’s’ and ‘Trolls Band Together’.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, the film polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday, October 25, it has £5.4m in total.
Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1. Five Nights At Freddy’s (Universal) £3.2m £5.4m 1 2. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £2.5m £9m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £1.5m £5.6m 2 4. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £1.2m £10.4m 3 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £708,000 £6.1m 3
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.21
Blumhouse horror Five Nights At Freddy’s topped the UK-Ireland box office on its opening weekend, starting with £3.2m at a healthy £5,293 average.
Distributed by Universal, the film polled in 595 cinemas. Having opened on Wednesday, October 25, it has £5.4m in total.
- 10/30/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Jonathan Majors is stripping down for his latest movie role, but there's no telling when viewers will see it. Following his turns as boxing character Damian in "Creed III" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" villain Kang the Conqueror, the actor's next big film was slated to be "Magazine Dreams." However, Variety reported on Oct. 27 that the film's December release date has been pulled off of Walt Disney Studios's calendar amid Majors's assault and harassment allegations.
The actor was arrested on March 25 in New York City following an alleged domestic dispute, which he's pled not guilty to, and he's slated to appear in court for the matter on Nov. 29. Now, it's unclear if/when Majors's drama film - which made its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival - will get a rescheduled theatrical release.
In "Magazine Dreams," directed by Elijah Bynum, Major plays jacked-up amateur bodybuilder Killian Maddox,...
The actor was arrested on March 25 in New York City following an alleged domestic dispute, which he's pled not guilty to, and he's slated to appear in court for the matter on Nov. 29. Now, it's unclear if/when Majors's drama film - which made its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival - will get a rescheduled theatrical release.
In "Magazine Dreams," directed by Elijah Bynum, Major plays jacked-up amateur bodybuilder Killian Maddox,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Studiocanal launches short story adaptation ‘Cat Person’.
Thriller Five Nights At Freddy’s heads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, as one of a selection of genre choices available to audiences on the pre-Halloween weekend.
Opening in 609 cinemas through Universal, Five Nights At Freddy’s is adapted from Scott Cawthon’s videogame franchise of the same name. The film stars Hunger Games actor Josh Hutcherson as a security guard at an abandoned entertainment venue, who discovers that its animatronic mascots move and kill anyone still there after midnight.
Directed by Emma Tammi, the film is produced by horror...
Thriller Five Nights At Freddy’s heads the new titles at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, as one of a selection of genre choices available to audiences on the pre-Halloween weekend.
Opening in 609 cinemas through Universal, Five Nights At Freddy’s is adapted from Scott Cawthon’s videogame franchise of the same name. The film stars Hunger Games actor Josh Hutcherson as a security guard at an abandoned entertainment venue, who discovers that its animatronic mascots move and kill anyone still there after midnight.
Directed by Emma Tammi, the film is produced by horror...
- 10/27/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘Leo’ will soon become the highest-grossing Tamil-language film of all time.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Oct 20-22)Total gross to date Week 1. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £3m £3m 1 2. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £2.358m £8.7m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £2.356m £2.5m 1 4. Leo (Ahimsa Entertainment) £1.2m £1.2m 1 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £642,345 £5.4m 2
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Universal’s Trolls Band Together sang its way to a number one at the UK-Ireland box office with a £3m opening weekend as Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon and Indian action thriller Leo scored strong openings.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Oct 20-22)Total gross to date Week 1. Trolls Band Together (Universal) £3m £3m 1 2. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Trafalgar) £2.358m £8.7m 2 3. Killers Of The Flower Moon (Paramount) £2.356m £2.5m 1 4. Leo (Ahimsa Entertainment) £1.2m £1.2m 1 5. Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Paramount) £642,345 £5.4m 2
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.22
Universal’s Trolls Band Together sang its way to a number one at the UK-Ireland box office with a £3m opening weekend as Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon and Indian action thriller Leo scored strong openings.
- 10/23/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in Cat Person Photo: Studio Canal This story contains spoilers for the entirety of the movie Cat Person. If you haven’t read Kristen Roupenian’s short story “Cat Person,” you’ve almost certainly heard about it. Published in The New Yorker in late 2017, the story follows Margot,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Drew Gillis
- avclub.com
Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in Cat PersonPhoto: Studio Canal
This story contains spoilers for the entirety of the movie Cat Person.
If you haven’t read Kristen Roupenian’s short story “Cat Person,” you’ve almost certainly heard about it. Published in The New Yorker in late 2017, the story follows Margot,...
This story contains spoilers for the entirety of the movie Cat Person.
If you haven’t read Kristen Roupenian’s short story “Cat Person,” you’ve almost certainly heard about it. Published in The New Yorker in late 2017, the story follows Margot,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Drew Gillis
- avclub.com
There’s a shakeup at Condé Nast Entertainment.
Agnes Chu, who was President of the nascent division of the publishing company, is exiting as part of a restructure. The news was revealed this morning in a memo from Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch.
Lynch said that it is moving its editorial teams into a new structure. “As part of these changes Agnes Chu will be leaving the company at the end of this month and I want to thank her for her many accomplishments with us. From building up our film, television and entertainment business with over 70 projects in development and ten projects in production, to helping grow our digital video audience to a projected 20B annual video views, she has been a valued member of our leadership team these last three years,” he wrote.
Condé Nast Entertainment has been involved in projects such as FX/Hulu’s Secrets of Hillsong,...
Agnes Chu, who was President of the nascent division of the publishing company, is exiting as part of a restructure. The news was revealed this morning in a memo from Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch.
Lynch said that it is moving its editorial teams into a new structure. “As part of these changes Agnes Chu will be leaving the company at the end of this month and I want to thank her for her many accomplishments with us. From building up our film, television and entertainment business with over 70 projects in development and ten projects in production, to helping grow our digital video audience to a projected 20B annual video views, she has been a valued member of our leadership team these last three years,” he wrote.
Condé Nast Entertainment has been involved in projects such as FX/Hulu’s Secrets of Hillsong,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Cat Person,” the latest film from director Susanna Fogel, tells the story of a young woman (“Coda” breakout Emilia Jones) who engages in a relationship with an older man (Nicholas Braun) that might be dangerous. It’s story of the sticky dynamics between men and women in relationships is drawing commonalities to Netflix’s recent feature, Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play.”
But Fogel isn’t worried about the comparisons that risk overshadowing her film. In fact, she welcomes the connection as an opportunity to have a long overdue conversation about marginalized storytellers.
“We’re overdue to have these stories,” she told TheWrap. “We’re overdue to have many of them.”
As the director explained, there are several films about male/female power dynamics helmed by male directors or stories centered on men.
“No one movie is judged for having to speak for all men,” she said. “There’s this desire...
But Fogel isn’t worried about the comparisons that risk overshadowing her film. In fact, she welcomes the connection as an opportunity to have a long overdue conversation about marginalized storytellers.
“We’re overdue to have these stories,” she told TheWrap. “We’re overdue to have many of them.”
As the director explained, there are several films about male/female power dynamics helmed by male directors or stories centered on men.
“No one movie is judged for having to speak for all men,” she said. “There’s this desire...
- 10/9/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
A24’s Dicks: The Musical had one of the best limited openings of the year, grossing $220,867 on seven screens in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. It expands in NY/LA/Sf next weekend ahead of a national rollout starting 10/20 for the R-rated romp directed by Larry Charles.
The film, developed and co-produced by Chernin Entertainment (The Greatest Showman) based on a stage show by comedians Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, caught a wave with a solid per screen average of $31,552 including sold out Q&As in NY and LA. Sharp and Aaron star as self-obsessed businessmen who discover they’re long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents played by Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally. The ensemble cast also included Bowen Yang (as God), and Megan Thee Stallion — with her original song “Out Alpha the Alpha.”
Dicks’ soundtrack was also...
The film, developed and co-produced by Chernin Entertainment (The Greatest Showman) based on a stage show by comedians Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, caught a wave with a solid per screen average of $31,552 including sold out Q&As in NY and LA. Sharp and Aaron star as self-obsessed businessmen who discover they’re long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents played by Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally. The ensemble cast also included Bowen Yang (as God), and Megan Thee Stallion — with her original song “Out Alpha the Alpha.”
Dicks’ soundtrack was also...
- 10/8/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Cat Person was previously reviewed at Sundance 2023.
Plot: A college student (Emilia Jones) becomes infatuated with an older man (Nicholas Braun) who frequents the theater she works at.
Review: For those not in the know, Cat Person is based on a New Yorker article that went viral a few years ago. It described, in excruciating detail, the relationship between a 20-year-old college girl and a thirty-something man she had a brief relationship with. The film, adapted by writer Michelle Ashford of Masters of Sex and director Susanna Fogel, embellishes the already fictional story with a third-act twist, but do a good job translating the story to film. The result is a fresh, uncomfortable and often legitimately funny take on a provocative subject.
Power dynamics in relationships are discussed now more than they used to be, even compared to when the article was published in 2017. Nowadays, everyone would look askew at...
Plot: A college student (Emilia Jones) becomes infatuated with an older man (Nicholas Braun) who frequents the theater she works at.
Review: For those not in the know, Cat Person is based on a New Yorker article that went viral a few years ago. It described, in excruciating detail, the relationship between a 20-year-old college girl and a thirty-something man she had a brief relationship with. The film, adapted by writer Michelle Ashford of Masters of Sex and director Susanna Fogel, embellishes the already fictional story with a third-act twist, but do a good job translating the story to film. The result is a fresh, uncomfortable and often legitimately funny take on a provocative subject.
Power dynamics in relationships are discussed now more than they used to be, even compared to when the article was published in 2017. Nowadays, everyone would look askew at...
- 10/5/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Just two bona fide horror movies opening wide this October, eh? And both have existing IP to help get them across the finish line whether it be cinematic legacy (The Exorcist: Believer opens October 6) or a videogame franchise (Five Nights at Freddy’s opens October 27). I guess that’s the result of genre films releasing year-round now. Halloween somehow became home to the sure things that might not be quite as original or inventive to sell on their own. It’s no surprise then that neither had a memorable poster campaign to include here.
Speaking of that. Neither did Killers of the Flower Moon (opens October 20). The stuff Apple put out makes it look like your run-of-the-mill mediocre drama with three heads and a lot of giant text. I really hope it earns a Best Picture nomination just so the alternative poster community can try and liven things up with actual creative marketing takes.
Speaking of that. Neither did Killers of the Flower Moon (opens October 20). The stuff Apple put out makes it look like your run-of-the-mill mediocre drama with three heads and a lot of giant text. I really hope it earns a Best Picture nomination just so the alternative poster community can try and liven things up with actual creative marketing takes.
- 10/5/2023
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
https://youtu.be/-h4q2e8Rz_U?si=r8xhsaGg7rnURqiT Directed by Award-Winning FilmmakerSusanna Fogel (“The Flight Attendant”, writer Booksmart)Starring: Emilia Jones (Coda)Nicholas Braun (“Succession”)Geraldine Viswanathan (Blockers)Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet)Fred Melamed (A Serious Man)Liza Koshy (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts)Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark) Written by Michelle Ashford (“Masters of Sex”), the story expands upon Kristen Roupenians’ 2017 short story of the same name published in The New Yorker. Striking a nerve with readers, “Cat Person” was the …
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- 9/26/2023
- by Janel Spiegel
- Horror News
Based on Nia Vardalos' one-woman play of the same name, the 2002 indie romcom "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is one of the most astonishing box office tales in cinema history. It ranked in 20th place at the domestic box office on its opening weekend, but four months later it had climbed its way up to No. 2. It played in theaters for an entire year and ultimately grossed $368.7 million at the worldwide box office. Not bad for a movie made for just $5 million.
21 years later, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" has landed in theaters. This time Vardalos is behind the camera as director, as well as returning to star alongside John Corbett, the original groom of the original big fat Greek wedding. Per Deadline, the Focus Features film grossed $3.7 million on Friday and is heading for an estimated $9.5 million weekend. That's less than "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" scored in its 2016 debut,...
21 years later, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" has landed in theaters. This time Vardalos is behind the camera as director, as well as returning to star alongside John Corbett, the original groom of the original big fat Greek wedding. Per Deadline, the Focus Features film grossed $3.7 million on Friday and is heading for an estimated $9.5 million weekend. That's less than "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" scored in its 2016 debut,...
- 9/9/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
In a sign of Hollywood’s escalating internal tensions, a prominent Directors Guild of America member openly advocated against the election of 10 writer-directors to the guild’s board earlier this month on the grounds that they were “primarily writers” and hailed from “fringe groups.”
In a leaked email that has been shared widely in the creative community, Linda Montanti, chair of the guild’s Western Ad/Upm Council, urged a bloc of DGA voters to not support the board candidacies of a number of multihyphenates who are members of both the DGA and WGA — some of whom have been outspoken about strike issues. The list includes writer-producer Boots Riley, Oscar-winning “Coda” writer-director Sian Heder, actor-filmmaker Justine Bateman, actor-writer Paul Scheer and “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin. The unorthodox move prompted DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter to contact the members affected to assure them that Montanti’s move was not condoned by top DGA leaders.
In a leaked email that has been shared widely in the creative community, Linda Montanti, chair of the guild’s Western Ad/Upm Council, urged a bloc of DGA voters to not support the board candidacies of a number of multihyphenates who are members of both the DGA and WGA — some of whom have been outspoken about strike issues. The list includes writer-producer Boots Riley, Oscar-winning “Coda” writer-director Sian Heder, actor-filmmaker Justine Bateman, actor-writer Paul Scheer and “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin. The unorthodox move prompted DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter to contact the members affected to assure them that Montanti’s move was not condoned by top DGA leaders.
- 8/31/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
"Cat Person" is a new thriller, directed by Susanna Fogel, adapting the "New Yorker" magazine short story by Kristen Roupenian, starring Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshy, Fred Melamed, Isaac Powell, Isabella Rossellini and Donald Elise Watkins, releasing October 6, 2023 in theaters:
"...a brief relationship takes place between a 20-year-old college student and an older man, with unintended consquences..."
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"...a brief relationship takes place between a 20-year-old college student and an older man, with unintended consquences..."
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- 8/24/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Kristen Roupenians’ viral 2017 New Yorker short story is headed to the big screen: Rialto Pictures has shared the official release date for Cat Person, the upcoming thriller from director Susanna Fogel. After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, it’s set to hit theaters on October 6th.
Cat Person follows a college sophomore named Margot (Emilia Jones) who goes on a date with an older man named Robert (Nicholas Braun), with whom she’s been flirting over text. But, despite being a self-proclaimed “cat person,” Robert doesn’t always seem so harmless in person. The film’s press release describes it as “a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones.”
“Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, ‘Cat Person’ will call upon you to...
Cat Person follows a college sophomore named Margot (Emilia Jones) who goes on a date with an older man named Robert (Nicholas Braun), with whom she’s been flirting over text. But, despite being a self-proclaimed “cat person,” Robert doesn’t always seem so harmless in person. The film’s press release describes it as “a razor-sharp exploration of the gender divide, the quagmire of navigating modern dating and the dangerous projections we make in our minds about the person at the other end of our phones.”
“Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, ‘Cat Person’ will call upon you to...
- 8/24/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Film News
"This is the worst life decision I've ever made..." Rialto Pictures has revealed the official trailer for the Cat Person movie, adapted from the famous New Yorker article of the same name. This first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and it opens in theaters starting in October. When Margot, a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds Irl Robert doesn't live up to the Robert she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating. "Like the short story that stirred so much controversy, Cat Person will call upon you to reflect on romantic encounters you've had in the past, and to question the role (or multiple roles) you may have played. We've all been the victim in some narratives and the villain in others..." The film stars Emilia Jones as Margot, Nicholas Braun as Robert,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Emilia Jones (Coda) and Nicholas Braun (Succession) do not appear to be a match made in heaven in the first trailer for Cat Person.
Set for release Oct. 6 from Rialto Pictures, director Susanna Fogel’s feature premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and is adapted from author Kristen Roupenian’s viral New Yorker short story of the same name. Cat Person offers a look at contemporary dating by focusing on college student Margot (Jones), who has a fling with an older man named Robert (Braun) but soon gets suspicious about him.
After Margot expresses regrets about her time spent with Robert — who had previously described himself as a cat person — her friend Taylor (Geraldine Viswanathan) asks if at least his pet felines were cute. “I never saw them,” Margot replies ominously as she begins to doubt how honest he’s been.
Later in the trailer, Margot concludes nonchalantly,...
Set for release Oct. 6 from Rialto Pictures, director Susanna Fogel’s feature premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and is adapted from author Kristen Roupenian’s viral New Yorker short story of the same name. Cat Person offers a look at contemporary dating by focusing on college student Margot (Jones), who has a fling with an older man named Robert (Braun) but soon gets suspicious about him.
After Margot expresses regrets about her time spent with Robert — who had previously described himself as a cat person — her friend Taylor (Geraldine Viswanathan) asks if at least his pet felines were cute. “I never saw them,” Margot replies ominously as she begins to doubt how honest he’s been.
Later in the trailer, Margot concludes nonchalantly,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the wake of the film’s Sundance premiere early this year, Rialto Pictures has announced that the modern dating thriller Cat Person will be released in theaters on October 6, 2023.
Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me) directed Cat Person, based on a story penned by Kristen Roupenian for The New Yorker that became a viral sensation back in 2017.
In the film, “When Margot (Emilia Jones), a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that Irl Robert doesn’t live up to the Robert (Nicholas Braun) she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.”
Michelle Ashford wrote the screenplay.
Meagan wrote in her Sundance review, “Cat Person highlights the hells of modern dating from the perspective of a young, rash woman, intending to work as a conversation starter.”
“Except in trying to cover both sides of Atwood’s quote,...
Susanna Fogel (The Spy Who Dumped Me) directed Cat Person, based on a story penned by Kristen Roupenian for The New Yorker that became a viral sensation back in 2017.
In the film, “When Margot (Emilia Jones), a college sophomore goes on a date with the older Robert, she finds that Irl Robert doesn’t live up to the Robert (Nicholas Braun) she has been flirting with over texts. A razor-sharp exploration of the horrors of dating.”
Michelle Ashford wrote the screenplay.
Meagan wrote in her Sundance review, “Cat Person highlights the hells of modern dating from the perspective of a young, rash woman, intending to work as a conversation starter.”
“Except in trying to cover both sides of Atwood’s quote,...
- 8/24/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Cat Person,” an adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s insanely popular (and equally controversial) 2017 New Yorker short story, has just debuted the first official trailer ahead of its October launch from Rialto Pictures and StudioCanal. You can watch it above and get totally creeped out.
In “Cat Person,” Emilia Jones (“Coda”) plays Margot, who starts to date an older man (“Succession” star Nicholas Braun) before discovering something much more sinister lurking beneath the surface. Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshy, Fred Melamed, Isaac Cole Powell and Isabella Rossellini also star in the thriller.
“Cat Person” was written by Michelle Ashford and directed by Susanna Fogel, who cowrote “Booksmart” and directed “The Spy Who Dumped Me” along with episodes of “Amazing Stories,” “The Flight Attendant,” “Utopia” (where she worked with Jones) and “A Small Light.”
The movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Our review out of...
In “Cat Person,” Emilia Jones (“Coda”) plays Margot, who starts to date an older man (“Succession” star Nicholas Braun) before discovering something much more sinister lurking beneath the surface. Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshy, Fred Melamed, Isaac Cole Powell and Isabella Rossellini also star in the thriller.
“Cat Person” was written by Michelle Ashford and directed by Susanna Fogel, who cowrote “Booksmart” and directed “The Spy Who Dumped Me” along with episodes of “Amazing Stories,” “The Flight Attendant,” “Utopia” (where she worked with Jones) and “A Small Light.”
The movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Our review out of...
- 8/24/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Cat Person, the viral New Yorker short story/culture war litmus test-turned-feature film, has finally gotten a first trailer ahead of its Oct. 6 release.
The film stars Emilia Jones as Margot, a 20-year-old college sophomore who meets the slightly older Robert (Nicholas Braun, a.k.a. Cousin Greg from Succession) while working an otherwise dull job at a movie theater. The pair strike up a bit of a fling — but the red flags immediately start flying: Robert can’t kiss, the sex is awful, and weirdest of all, he claimed to have cats,...
The film stars Emilia Jones as Margot, a 20-year-old college sophomore who meets the slightly older Robert (Nicholas Braun, a.k.a. Cousin Greg from Succession) while working an otherwise dull job at a movie theater. The pair strike up a bit of a fling — but the red flags immediately start flying: Robert can’t kiss, the sex is awful, and weirdest of all, he claimed to have cats,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The folks at Studiocanal and Rialto Pictures have released a trailer, as well as the release date, for "Cat Person." The movie is based on Kristen Roupenians' 2017 short story of the same name that was published in The New Yorker, and features Emilia Jones from the Best Picture winner "Coda" having the hook-up from hell with Nicholas Braun, aka cousin Greg from "Succession." Bad hook-ups are common in the age of internet dating, sure, but in this case, things go from bad to downright scary.
Susanna Fogel directed the film, with Michelle Ashford ("Masters of Sex") penning the screenplay. The adaptation of the short story is due to hit theaters in October and figures to be a conversation starter as part of the fall moviegoing season. Let's roll the trailer.
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The Cat Person Trailer Is The Ultimate Hook-Up Horror Story...
Susanna Fogel directed the film, with Michelle Ashford ("Masters of Sex") penning the screenplay. The adaptation of the short story is due to hit theaters in October and figures to be a conversation starter as part of the fall moviegoing season. Let's roll the trailer.
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- 8/24/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The highly-anticipated film “Cat Person” purrs into theaters soon courtesy of Rialto Pictures.
“Cat Person,” which was among IndieWire’s most anticipated films out of Sundance, received distribution later than expected, leaving fans waiting for the big screen adaptation of the viral New Yorker short story of the same name.
“Coda” breakout star Emilia Jones plays college sophomore Margot who meets awkward bachelor Robert (Nicholas Braun) while working at a movie theater concession stand. However, Robert may not be as he seems: For one thing, as a self-described cat owner, there are no furry felines to be found in his apartment. Did Robert lie about having cats to seem non-threatening? Is Robert really a villain, or is Margot paranoid thanks to dating horror stories?
Geraldine Viswanathan and Isabella Rossellini also star in the twisty rom-com meets thriller.
Susanna Fogel directs the film based on Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 The New Yorker fictional short story,...
“Cat Person,” which was among IndieWire’s most anticipated films out of Sundance, received distribution later than expected, leaving fans waiting for the big screen adaptation of the viral New Yorker short story of the same name.
“Coda” breakout star Emilia Jones plays college sophomore Margot who meets awkward bachelor Robert (Nicholas Braun) while working at a movie theater concession stand. However, Robert may not be as he seems: For one thing, as a self-described cat owner, there are no furry felines to be found in his apartment. Did Robert lie about having cats to seem non-threatening? Is Robert really a villain, or is Margot paranoid thanks to dating horror stories?
Geraldine Viswanathan and Isabella Rossellini also star in the twisty rom-com meets thriller.
Susanna Fogel directs the film based on Kristen Roupenian’s 2017 The New Yorker fictional short story,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Well, it’s arrived: after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Susanna Fogel‘s “Cat Person” arrives in theaters in October. Not sure what all the fuss over “Cat Person” is about? Here’s the short version: Kristen Roupenian‘s short story of the same name was published in The New Yorker in 2017, causing an immediate sensation.
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With a story so viral it needs to be into a film, right?
Continue reading ‘Cat Person’ Trailer: Susanna Fogel’s Genre-Bending Movie About Modern Relationships Hits Theaters On October 6. at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Cat Person’ Review: Emilia Jones And Nicholas Braun Shine In Gripping, Uneven Adaptation Of Viral Sensation [Sundance]
With a story so viral it needs to be into a film, right?
Continue reading ‘Cat Person’ Trailer: Susanna Fogel’s Genre-Bending Movie About Modern Relationships Hits Theaters On October 6. at The Playlist.
- 8/24/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
After world premiering to much buzz at Sundance back in January, the darkly comedic dating thriller Cat Person has finally unveiled a first trailer and release date, having been set to open in U.S. theaters via Rialto Pictures beginning October 6th.
An adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral New Yorker short story fully financed by Studiocanal, Cat Person looks at the brief relationship between 20-year-old college sophomore Margot (Coda‘s Emilia Jones) and the somewhat-older Robert (Succession‘s Nicholas Braun) from the perspective of both characters, as a means of commenting on the experience of dating today.
In an appearance alongside her leads at Deadline’s Sundance studio earlier this year, pic’s DGA Award-winning director Susanna Fogel noted that the idea of toggling back and forth between the POVs of her protagonists was compelling, in that it allowed her to explore “miscommunications and the cultural baggage that men and women bring into dating,...
An adaptation of Kristen Roupenian’s viral New Yorker short story fully financed by Studiocanal, Cat Person looks at the brief relationship between 20-year-old college sophomore Margot (Coda‘s Emilia Jones) and the somewhat-older Robert (Succession‘s Nicholas Braun) from the perspective of both characters, as a means of commenting on the experience of dating today.
In an appearance alongside her leads at Deadline’s Sundance studio earlier this year, pic’s DGA Award-winning director Susanna Fogel noted that the idea of toggling back and forth between the POVs of her protagonists was compelling, in that it allowed her to explore “miscommunications and the cultural baggage that men and women bring into dating,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“Cat Person,” which launched with a bang at Sundance, will be released in theaters on Oct. 6 through Rialto Pictures.
The wild thriller — which stars Emilia Jones (“Coda”) and Nicholas Braun (“Succession”) as a couple whose signals cross, leading to disturbing interactions — made its world premiere to a huge response at the festival in January.
Susanna Fogel directed the polarizing film, which is based on Kristen Roupenian’s short story of the same name in The New Yorker that went viral following its publication in 2017, becoming the magazine’s most-read piece of fiction ever.
Michelle Ashford wrote the screenplay. In his review for Variety, Peter Debruge called it “wickedly ambiguous Sundance conversation-starter.” Still, some fans of the short story have expressed outrage that the film includes a third act that is not reflected in the source material.
StudioCanal fully financed the film, which is executive produced by Susanna Fogel, Michelle Ashford...
The wild thriller — which stars Emilia Jones (“Coda”) and Nicholas Braun (“Succession”) as a couple whose signals cross, leading to disturbing interactions — made its world premiere to a huge response at the festival in January.
Susanna Fogel directed the polarizing film, which is based on Kristen Roupenian’s short story of the same name in The New Yorker that went viral following its publication in 2017, becoming the magazine’s most-read piece of fiction ever.
Michelle Ashford wrote the screenplay. In his review for Variety, Peter Debruge called it “wickedly ambiguous Sundance conversation-starter.” Still, some fans of the short story have expressed outrage that the film includes a third act that is not reflected in the source material.
StudioCanal fully financed the film, which is executive produced by Susanna Fogel, Michelle Ashford...
- 8/24/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
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