Jesse Eisenberg’s A Actual Ache Observe-up Film Acquired by A24 as The Little Mermaid Star Boards Solid

Jesse Eisenberg’s subsequent film has simply acquired two thrilling updates. As manufacturing kicks off on the actor-turned-filmmaker’s A Actual Ache follow-up, indie studio A24 has acquired the function.

Per Deadline, A24 has acquired Eisenberg’s subsequent directorial function, an untitled musical comedy that kicked off manufacturing earlier this month. Emma Stone and Dave McCary will produce via their Fruit Tree manufacturing firm with Ali Herting, whereas Subject Studios is on board as an govt producer. The challenge continues Eisenberg’s partnership with each Fruit Tree and A24, following his directorial debut When You End Saving the World. The 2022 comedy drama movie starred Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard as a mom and son navigating their contentious relationship whereas making an attempt to attach with different individuals.

The opposite replace regarding this film is its forged, which has been rounded out with a number of thrilling additions. Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid), Havana Rose Liu (Lurker), and Bernadette Peters (Mozart within the Jungle) are among the many newcomers to the forged, becoming a member of the beforehand introduced Moore and Paul Giamatti. Bonnie Milligan, Colton Ryan, Lilli Cooper, and Maulik Pancholy will even star within the film.

The untitled musical comedy follows a shy lady, performed by Moore, who’s unexpectedly forged in a group theater musical manufacturing, going to extremes as she loses herself within the position. Along with writing and directing, Eisenberg wrote the unique music and lyrics for the in-universe musical, with music supervisor Steven Gizicki (A Full Unknown) and govt music producer Invoice Sherman (In The Heights).

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Kieran Culkin starred in Jesse Eisenberg’s 2024 hit movie.

A Actual Ache Was a Big Awards Darling

All eyes are on Eisenberg’s subsequent film following A Actual Ache‘s important, business, and awards success. The 2024 film, which stars Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as mismatched cousins who reunite for a Jewish heritage tour via Poland in honor of their late grandmother, acquired widespread acclaim from critics, with Eisenberg’s screenplay and Culkin’s efficiency being particularly heralded. The film was additionally a field workplace hit, incomes $24.7 million worldwide, over seven occasions its $3 million manufacturing finances.

Eisenberg and Culkin have been nominated for a number of main awards of their respective classes of Finest Authentic Screenplay and Finest Supporting Actor, with the latter happening to win on the Academy Awards, Critics’ Selection Awards, and Golden Globes, in addition to at numerous different critics affiliation award ceremonies.

Will Sharpe, Jennifer Gray, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes rounded out the ensemble for A Actual Ache. Chatting with CBR forward of the discharge of A Actual Ache final yr, Sharpe opened up about working with Eisenberg as a director, noting, “He gave me a feed for the form of issues I might say concerning the brutalist structure, and the way it associated to the historical past. And so, from that time on, I might at all times attempt to stay up for the place we have been going, and have one thing up my sleeve in case it occurred once more. It was prefer it was a very rewarding and satisfying expertise making the movie.”

A24 has not but set a launch date for Eisenberg’s untitled A Actual Ache follow-up film.

Supply: Deadline

A Actual Ache

Launch Date

January 20, 2024

Runtime

90 Minutes

Director

Jesse Eisenberg

Writers

Jesse Eisenberg

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