WILDLIFE Production NotesScreenplay by Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan Executive Produced by Zoe Kazan, Ted...
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WILDLIFEProductionNotes
DirectedbyPaulDano
RunningTime:104minutes
InternationalPressContact:
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ScreenplaybyPaulDanoandZoeKazan
ExecutiveProducedby
ZoeKazan,TedDeiker,EddieVaisman
ProducedbyAlexSaks,PaulDano,OrenMoverman,AnnRuark,JakeGyllenhaal,RivaMaker
Starring
CareyMulligan,EdOxenbould,BillCamp,andJakeGyllenhaal
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SYNOPSIS:14-year-oldJoeistheonlychildofJeanetteandJerry—ahousewifeandagolfpro—inasmalltown
in1960sMontana.Nearby,anuncontrolledforestfireragesclosetotheCanadianborder,andwhen
Jerryloseshisjob—andhissenseofpurpose—hedecidestojointhecauseoffightingthefire,
leavinghiswifeandsontofendforthemselves.Suddenlyforcedintotheroleofanadult,Joe
witnesseshismother’sstruggleasshetriestokeepherheadabovewater.
ActorPaulDanomakesanimpressivedebutasafilmmakerand—alongwithco-writerZoeKazan—
elegantlyadaptsRichardFord’snovelofthesamename.CareyMulligandeliversoneofherfinest
performancesasacomplexwomanwhoseself-determinationandself-involvementdisruptsthe
valuesandexpectationsofthe1960snuclearfamily.Withprecisedetailsandtexturesofitsspecific
timeandplace,Wildlifecommitstotheviewpointofateenageboyobservingthegradual
dissolutionofhisparents’marriage.
PAULDANO,DIRECTORSTATEMENTForaslongasIhavewantedtomakefilms,IhaveknownIwouldmakefilmsaboutfamily.
Inmyhomegrowingup,therewasanextraordinaryamountoflove.Therewasalsoincredible
turbulence.Iwascaughtoff-guardwhenIreadabookthatopenedawindowtothatduality:
WILDLIFE,byRichardFord.Ireaditmanytimes,spooked,unsettled,andexcitedbytheuncanny
feelingofsharinganinnerlifewiththisbook.
Ispentayeardaydreamingaboutit.Oneday,afinalscenecametome–thefinalimageofwhat
wouldbemyfilm.Thatimagegavemethecouragetogoforward.
SoIwrotetoRichardFord,andsecuredtheoptionforthebook.Ford,inanemailtomeatthattime,
gavemeagreatgift.Hewrote,“I’mgratefultoyouforyourinterestinmybook;butIshouldalso
saythis–inhopesofactuallyencouragingyou:mybookismybook;yourpicture–wereyouto
makeit–isyourpicture.Yourmovie-maker’sfidelitytomynovelisofnogreatconcerntome[…]
Establishyourownvalues,means,goal;leavethebookbehindsoitdoesn’tgetintheway–and
whereit’ssafest.”Hiswordsempoweredmetobeginwritingwithmypartner,ZoeKazan.
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IknewIwantedtomakesomethinghonestandspare.Iwantedthefilmmakingtobeguidedbythe
image,andthecut.Ididn’twanttomovethecamera,unlessitwasnecessary.Ijustwantedtostay
honestwithmyselfandwiththematerial.
Hereisanexcerptofmyjournalfrom2013,asIwaspreparingtowrite:“Iwantthisfilmtofeel
personal.IwanttoexplorefeelingsIhavehad,throughJoe.Iwanttoaskquestionsaboutfamily
andparents.Iwanttoexplorealossofhope,afamilyunraveling,andthenfinallysurviving.Iwant
toexplorehowevenwhentheworstthinghappens,wecanstillsurvive.Wecanstillbefamily.We
mayneverbethesame,butwestillhavelove.Andwestillhaveourlivestolive.”
WILDLIFEisaboutakidseeinghisparentschangeandtheirmarriagebreak–andthroughhis
parents’failures,havingtogrowup.Itisacomingofagestoryforallthree:mother,father,andson.
Whileitisaboutstruggleandheartbreakanddisillusionment,itisafilmguidedbylove.Nowthatit
istimeformetosharethisfilm,Icanseethat–likeourprotagonistJoe–Imadeafamilyportraitas
ameansofacceptance,andoflettinggo.
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ABOUTTHECAST
CAREYMULLIGANAcademyAwardnomineeCareyMulliganfirstbrokeoutinastarringroleinthecritically-acclaimedfilmANEDUCATION.TherolegarneredhertheBAFTAAwardforBestActressandreceivednominationsforanAcademyAward,GoldenGlobeAwardandSAGAward.Mulliganrecentlyfinishedproductiononfour-partBBCminiseriesCOLLATERAL,amodern-daystateofthenationprojectwhichtakesplaceoverfourdays,writtenbyDavidHare.Mulliganwillalsostarintheone-womanshow,GIRLS&BOYS,writtenbyDennisKellyanddirectedbyLyndseyTurner,attheRoyalCourtTheatreinLondonthiswinter.Lastyear,Mulliganstarredas‘Laura’intheNetflixoriginalfilmMUDBOUND,directedbyDeeRees.ThefilmwashonouredwiththeRobertAltmanAwardattheFilmIndependentSpiritAwards,andtheensemblewonaSpecialGothamJuryAwardattheGothamAwards,aswellasearningaSAGAwardnomination.In2015,MulliganstarredinSUFFRAGETTE,directedbySarahGavron,portrayingtheroleof‘Maud’alongsideMerylStreepwhichgarneredheranominationforBestActressfromtheBritishIndependentFilmAwards.Thatsameyear,shestarredinThomasVinteberg’sFARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWD,alongsideMatthiasSchoenartswhichgarneredheranominationforBestActressfromtheLondonCriticsCircleawards.Otherfilmcreditsinclude;INSIDELLEWYNDAVISalongsideOscarIsaacdirectedbyJoelandEthanCoen,THEGREATGATSBYalongsideLeonardoDiCapriodirectedbyBazLuhrmann,SHAMEalongsideMichaelFassbender,directedbySteveMcQueen,DRIVEalongsideRyanGoslingdirectedbyNicolasWindingRefn,WALLSTREET:MONEYNEVERSLEEPS,NEVERLETMEGO,BROTHERS,PUBLICENEMIES,THEGREATEST,ANDWHENDIDYOULASTSEEYOURFATHER?,andPRIDE&PREJUDICE.HertelevisioncreditsincludeMYBOYJACK,DOCTORWHO,NORTHANGERABBEY,THEAMAZINGMRS.PRITCHARD,WAKINGTHEDEAD,MISSMARPLE,BLEAKHOUSEandTRIAL&RETRIBUTION.MulliganmadeherWestEndstagedebutin2014alongsideBillNighyinthecriticallyacclaimedrevivalofDavidHare’sOlivierAward-winningplaySKYLIGHT,directedbyStephenDaldry.Ayearlater,theplaytransferredtoBroadway,forwhichMulliganreceivedDramaLeague,DramaDeskandTonyAwardnominations.In2008,MulliganmadeherBroadwaydebutintherevivalofTHESEAGULLas‘Nina,’inwhichsheplayedthesameroleinTheRoyalCourtTheatre’sproductionoftheplayayearprior.OthertheatrecreditsincludetheoffBroadwayproductionofTHROUGHAGLASSDARKLYin2011,TheAlmeidatheatre’sTHEHYPOCHONDRIACin2005,andherfirston-stageproduction,TheRoyalCourtTheatre’sFORTYWINKSin2004.SheisasupporteroftheAlzheimer’sSocietyashergrandmother,Nans,wasdiagnosedwithAlzheimer’sdiseasein2004.ShehasfrontedtheSociety’sDementiaAwarenessWeekcampaignsinadditiontoraisingawarenessonnationaltelevision.SheisalsoanambassadorforWarChild,afamilyofindependenthumanitarianorganizationsthatworktogethertohelpchildrenaffectedbyarmedconflict.WarChildexiststocreatetheconditionsthatwillfulfiltheprotection,developmentandsurvivalrightsforchildrenandyoungpeoplewhoarelivingwithorrecoveringfromtheeffectsofarmedconflict.
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MulligancurrentlyresideswithherfamilyinLondon.EDOXENBOULDEdOxenbouldbeganactinginhishometownofAustraliaat8yearsoldwhenhebookedaCheerioscommercial.Whenhewas10,hestarredastheleadoftheshortJULIAN,earninghimselfanAACTA*AwardnominationforBestYoungActor.ThefilmwentontowinAACTA’sBestShortandtheCrystalBearattheBerlinFilmFestival.EdiswellknowninAustraliaforstarringinthecriticallyacclaimedseriesPUBERTYBLUES.ItwasduringthattimethathebrokeintotheAmericanmarket,scoringthetitleroleofAlexanderinALEXANDERANDTHETERRIBLEHORRIBLENOGOODVERYBADDAYforDisneyoppositeSteveCarellandJenniferGarner.EdwentontostarintheindiefeaturePAPERPLANESplayingSamWorthington'sson,whichwasamajorboxofficesuccessinAustralia.HewonanFCCA**AwardforBestPerformancebyaYoungActorforhisworkinPAPERPLANES.Hethendoveintothehorrorgenre,starringastheleadinM.NightShyamalan'slatestfeatureTHEVISIT,whichwasahugesuccessforUniversal,crossing$65milliondomestically.HisfilmBETTERWATCHOUT,ahorrorcomedywithLeviMillerandDacreMontgomerywasrecentlyreleasedintheUS,andTHEBUTTERFLYTREEinwhichhestarredoppositeMelissaGeorgescreenedatTIFFin2017.EdwillsoontraveltoSundanceforthepremiereofhisfilmWILDLIFE,PaulDano’sdirectorialdebut.InithestarsoppositeCareyMulliganandJakeGyllenhaal;thedramatellsthestoryofasmalltowndivorcethroughtheeyesofEd’scharacter.EdresidesinBondiBeach,Australia.Whenhe’snotactingheenjoysworkingatthelocalmovietheatrewherehecanwatchunlimitedfreemovies.*AustralianAcademyofCinemaandTelevisionArts**FilmCriticsCircleofAustraliaAwardsBILLCAMPBillCampisbestknownforhisEmmyNominatedperformanceasDetectiveDennisBoxinHBO’scriticallyacclaimedlimitedseries,TheNightOfstarringalongsideJohnTurturroandRizAhmed.
LastseasonhereceivedhisfirstTonyAwardnominationforhisperformanceasReverendJohnHaleinArthurMiller’sTheCrucible.BillcancurrentlybeseenintheatersinAaronSorkin’sMolly’sGameplayingthememorableroleof‘HarlanEustice,’aswellasintheScottCooperwesternHostiles.Upnext,hewillstaralongsideJeffDanielsinthehighlyanticipatedseriesTheLoomingTowerwhichpremieresFebruary28thonHulu.Laterin2018,BillwillagainjoinJessicaChastainonscreeninWomanWalksAhead.
PastfilmcreditsincludeTheKillingofaSacredDeer,MidnightSpecial,Loving,JasonBourne,Gold,BlackMass,Aloha,Birdman,Love&Mercy,12YearsaSlave,Lincoln,Compliance,Lawless,TamaraDrewe,PublicEnemies,Deception,Rounders,InandOut,ReversalofFortune,andTheGuitar.Onthesmallscreen,hehasplayedrecurringrolesonTheLeftovers,Manhattan,BoardwalkEmpire,Damages,andBrotherhood.Onstage,BillhasperformedinArthurMiller’sDeathofaSalesman(DramaDesknominee)directedbyMikeNichols,TonyKushner'sHomebody/Kabul,TheMisanthrope,Olly'sPrison,CoramBoy,HeartbreakHouse,Macbeth,TheSeagull,St.JoanandJackie:AnAmericanLife.BillwastheCo-AdaptorandLeadforInaYearWith13Moons(YaleRep)andNotesFromtheUnderground(BaryshnikovArtsCenter,YaleRep,LaJollaPlayhouse).BillisanalumnusofTheJuilliardSchoolandrecipientofseveralawardsandhonors,includingtheObie,ElliotNorton,DramaDesk,andBostonCriticsAssociation.
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JAKEGYLLANHAALAnAcademyAward®-nominatedactor,JAKEGYLLENHAALhasestablishedhimselfasoneofthefinestactorsofhisgeneration.WithhisnewproductioncompanyNineStories,heisalsoonhiswaytobecomingafilmmakerofnote–sourcingmaterial,developingitfromthegroundup,collaboratingwithboldstorytellers,andshepherdingtheprojectsthroughrelease.In2014,GyllenhaalstarredinDanGilroy’s“Nightcrawler”,whichhealsoproduced.Playinganeccentriclonerwhofindshiscallingasaninvestigativecrimejournalistwhowillstopatnothingtogetthestory,GyllenhaalreceivedBAFTA,GoldenGlobe,SAG,Critics’Choice,andIndependentSpiritAwardnominationsandwasrecognizedwithBestActorcitationsfromnumerouscritics’groups.GyllenhaalalsowonanIndependentSpiritAwardasaproduceronthefilmfor“BestFirstFeature.”Additionally,withinthatsameyear,GyllenhaalmadehisBroadwaydebutinNickPayne’s“Constellations”andmusicaltheatredebutintheEncores!productionof“LittleShopofHorrors.”HisNewYorkstagedebutin2012in“IfThereIsIHaven'tFoundItYet,”fortheRoundaboutTheatreCompany,earnedhimnominationsfromtheDramaLeagueandLucilleLortelAwards.Itwashisfirststageperformancesince2002,whenhestarredinKennethLonergan'srevivalof“ThisisOurYouth”onLondon'sWestEnd,forwhichhewonanEveningStandardTheaterAwardfor“OutstandingNewcomer.”GyllenhaalmostrecentlystarredonBroadwayinanacclaimedrevivalofStephenSondheim’sPulitzerPrize-winningmasterpiece“SundayintheParkwithGeorge”oppositeTonywinnerAnnaleighAshford.Themusical,producedbyNineStories'partnerRivaMarker,re-openedthehistoricHudsonTheatreandplayedasold-out10-weekengagement,becomingoneofthemostsuccessfulproductionsinSondheim'sesteemedhistory.ThecastrecordingwasreleasedfordigitaldownloadandstreamingonSeptember22bytheArtsMusicdivisionatWarnerMusicGroup.TheCDversionwasreleasedinNovember.WorkingwithsomeofHollywood'sgreatestfilmmakersinbothindependentandstudiofilms,GyllenhaalstarredinAngLee'sclassic“BrokebackMountain,”forwhichhereceivedanOscar®nominationandwonaBAFTAforBestSupportingActor;DavidAyer’s“EndofWatch;”JeanMarcVallee's"Demolition;"AntoineFuqua’sboxingdrama“Southpaw;”BaltasarKormákur’s“Everest;”DennisVilleneuve’shighlyacclaimedfilms“Prisoners”and“Enemy;”RichardKelly'sculthit“DonnieDarko;”JimSheridan's“Brothers;”DuncanJones’“SourceCode;”DavidFincher's“Zodiac;”SamMendes'“Jarhead;”JohnMadden's“Proof”;MiguelArteta's“TheGoodGirl”;BradSilberling's“MoonlightMile”;NicoleHolofcener's“LovelyandAmazing;”JoeJohnston's“OctoberSky;”EdZwick's“LoveandOtherDrugs,”forwhichhereceivedaGoldenGlobenomination,andTomFord’s“NocturnalAnimals,”forwhichheearnedaBAFTAnomination.GyllenhaalrecentlyformedNineStorieswithRivaMarkerin2015,aproductioncompanydedicatedtoworkingwithvisionarystorytellersinallfieldsandproducingprovocativeandentertainingmaterial.Theyareindevelopmentonanumberoftitles,includingJoNesbo’scriticallyacclaimednovel“TheSon,”whichDenisVilleneuvewilldirect;StephenGaghan’sadaptationofUbisoft’spost-apocalypticvideogame“TheDivision,”inwhichGyllenhaalwillalsostar;andascriptedlimitedseriesforA&Ecenteredoncultsthroughouthistory.ThecompanyalsojustpartneredwithFoxSearchlighton“TheLastRideofCowboyBob,”whichwillbedirectedbyMichaelShowalter.BasedonaTexasMonthlyarticle,ittellsthestoryofafemalebankrobberinthe’90swhogotawaywithherheistsbydressingupinmen’sattire.AdditionalprojectsindevelopmentincludeCaryFukunaga’sfather/sonbullyingdrama,“JoeBell”;“TheAnarchistsvs.ISIS”,whichwillre-teamGyllenhaalwithDanielEspinosa;and“TheaterofWar,”basedonanepisodeof“ThisAmericanLife,”fordirectorAlexTimbers,whichthecompanyispursuingforbothfilmandstage.“Hondros,”adocumentaryexecutiveproducedbyNineStoriesonwarphotographerChrisHondros,premiered
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atthisyear’sTribecaFilmFestival,winningthecovetedAudienceAward.ThefilmwillbedistributedbyNetflix.GyllenhaalappearedinBongJoon-ho’s“Okja”,whichpremieredatthe2017CannesInternationalFilmFestivalandwasreleasedbyNetflixonJune28.Thispastsummer,hewrappedproductiononPalmed’OrwinnerJacquesAudiard’sfirstEnglishlanguagefeature“TheSistersBrothers,”starringoppositeJoaquinPhoenixandJohnC.Reilly.Thisfall,GyllenhaalstarredinDavidGordonGreen’s“Stronger,”inspiredbyatruestoryandbasedonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerofthesamename.Thefilm,whichpremieredatthe2017TorontoInternationalFilmFestivaltoravereviews,wasreleasedbyLionsgateEntertainment/RoadsideAttractionsonSeptember22,2017andisthedeeplypersonalaccountofthechallengingandheroicjourneyofBostonMarathonsurvivorJeffBauman(whomGyllenhaalportrays).ProducedbyNineStories,thefilmalsostarsEmmyAward®winnerTatianaMaslanyandAcademyAward®nomineeMirandaRichardson.Forhisroleinthefilm,GyllenhaalreceivedaCritics’ChoiceAwardnominationinthecategoryof“BestActor.”
ABOUTTHEFILMMAKERS
PAULDANO–Director&Co-WriterPaulDanowillmakehisdirectorialdebutin2018withWILDLIFE,screeningincompetitionatthe2018SundanceFilmFestival.Danowrotetheadaptedscreenplay(withZoeKazan)fromRichardFord’sAmericanclassic.WILDLIFEstarsCareyMulliganandJakeGyllenhaalandcentersonthestoryofateenageboywhowitnessesthedecayofhisparent’smarriageaftertheirmovetoMontana.Danoalsoproducedthefilm.Danosaid,“InRichard’sbookIsawmyselfandmanyothers.Ihavealwayswantedtomakefilms-andhavealwaysknownIwouldmakefilmsaboutfamily.”DanoiscurrentlyfilmingtheShowtimelimitedseries,ESCAPEFROMDANNEMORAstarringalongsideBenicioDelToroanddirectedbyBenStiller.ESCAPEFROMDANNEMORAisbasedonthetruestoryofthe2015prisonbreakinupstateNewYork,whichspawnedamanhuntfortwoconvictedmurdererswhowereaidedintheirescapebyamarriedfemaleprisonemployee.DanostarsasDavidSweat,aconvictedcop-killerwhouseshisgoodlookstoseduceTilly(PatriciaArquette)andbecomesareluctantpartnerinRichardMatt’splot.DanorecentlystarredinthecriticallyacclaimedJoon-hoBongfilmOKJA,whichwasreleasedinthesummerof2017byNetflixstarringoppositeTildaSwintonandJakeGyllenhaal.OKJAwasnominatedforthePalmd’OrattheCannesInternationalFilmFestival.In2015,DanowontheGothamIndependentFilmAwardfor“BestActor”forhiscriticallyacclaimedportrayalofBeachBoyssongwriterandmusicianBrianWilsoninthefilmLOVE&MERCY.HealsoreceivedGoldenGlobeandFilmIndependentSpiritAwardnominationsforhisperformance.DirectedbyBillPohlad,thefilmstarredElizabethBanksandJohnCusackandwasreleasedbyRoadsideAttractionsinJune2015.Alsoin2015,DanostarredintheFoxSearchlightfilmYOUTH,writtenanddirectedbyPaoloSorrentino(TheGreatBeauty)andnominatedforthePalmd’OrattheCannesInternationalfilmfestival.ThefilmchronicledretiredcomposerFredBallinger(MichaelCaine)anddirectorMickBoyle(HarveyKeitel)whileonholidayinSwitzerland.DanostarredasyoungactorJimmyTree,onholidayattheresortsearchingforafreshstart.
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In2013,DanoappearedinSteveMcQueen’scriticallyacclaimedandAcademyAward,BAFTA,andGoldenGlobewinning12YEARSASLAVE,alongsideMichaelFassbenderandChiwetelEjiofor.Danoportrayedtheroleofthewrathfulslave-owner,JohnTibeats.Alsoin2013,DanostarredinWarnerBrothers’criticallyacclaimedthrillerPRISONERS,directedbyDenisVilleneuve,andalongsideHughJackman,JakeGyllenhaalandTerrenceHoward.DanoportrayedtheroleofAlexJonesinachillingperformanceofadisturbedmanwiththeIQofachildwhoissuspectedofkidnappingtwolittlegirls.In2012,DanostarredinSony’sactioncrimesci-fifilm,LOOPER,directedbyRianJohnsonandalongsideBruceWillis,JosephGordon-LevittandEmilyBlunt.DanoalsostarredinandexecutiveproducedFoxSearchlight’sfantasycomedydrama,RUBYSPARKS,directedbyJonathanDaytonandValerieFarisandwrittenbyZoeKazan–alsostarringZoeKazanandChrisMessina.RUBYSPARKSaccountsthestoryofanoveliststrugglingwithwriter’sblock(Dano)whocreatesafemalecharacterthatcomestolifeasarealperson(Kazan).Inthesameyear,DanostarredasNickFlynninFocusFeatures’drama,BEINGFLYNN,directedbyPaulWeitzandalongsideRobertDeNiro,JulianneMooreandOliviaThirlby.BEINGFLYNNtellsthestoryofaman(Dano)whore-encountershisfather(DeNiro),acon-manandself-proclaimedpoet,attheBostonhomelessshelterwhereheisworking.In2010,DanostarredinOscilloscopePicture’scriticallyacclaimedwesterndrama,MEEK’SCUTOFF,directedbyKellyReichardt,whichrecountsthestoryofsettlerstravelingthroughtheOregondesertin1845whofindthemselvesstrandedinharshconditions.In2009,DanolenthisvoiceforthecharacterAlexanderinWarnerBrothers’andSpikeJonze’scriticallyacclaimedandGoldenGlobenominatedWHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE.In2007,DanowasnominatedforaBAFTAinthe“BestSupportingActor”categoryforhisportrayaloftheidenticaltwinbrothersPaulandEliSundayininPaulThomasAnderson’sAcademyAwardnominatedTHEREWILLBEBLOOD,starringDanielDay-Lewis.In2006,DanowonaCriticsChoiceawardfor“BestYoungActor”forhisportrayalasthevoluntarilymutebrother,Dwayne,inFoxSearchlight’scriticallyacclaimedandAcademyAwardnominatedLITTLEMISSSUNSHINE,directedbyJonathanDaytonandValerieFaris,andstarringAbigailBreslin,SteveCarell,GregKinnear,AlanArkinandToniCollette.In2016,DanostarredintheBBCtelevisiondramamini-series,WARANDPEACE,directedbyTomHarper.DanoalsostarredinIFCFilms’THEBALLADOFJACKANDROSEin2005,directedbyRebeccaMillerandalongsideCamillaBelleandDanielDay-Lewis.Dano’sfirstmajorfilmwasatseventeen,whenheportrayedtheroleofHowieBlitzerinthecrimedramaL.I.E.,forwhichhewontheIndependentSpiritAwardfor“BestDebutPerformance”andaDirectors’WeekAwardfor“BestActor.”L.I.E.chroniclesthestoryofa15yearoldLongIslandboywholoseseverythingandbecomesinvolvedinarelationshipwithanolderman.OtherfilmcreditsincludeSWISSARMYMAN,FORELLEN,KNIGHTANDDAY,THEEXTRAMAN,THEGOODHEART,GIGANTIC,COWBOYS&ALIENS,TAKINGWOODSTOCK,THEGIRLNEXTDOOR,FASTFOODNATION,THEKING,THEBALLADOFJACKANDROSEandTAKINGLIVES.
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In2007,DanostarredinEthanHawke’soff-Broadwaydirectorialdebut,ThingsWeWant,alongsidePeterDinklage,JoshHamiltonandZoeKazan.PaulDanocurrentlyresidesinNewYorkCity.ZOEKAZAN–Co-WriterZoeKazanisafilm,televisionandstageactor,playwrightandscreenwriter,bornandraisedinSantaMonica,California.KazanrecentlywrappedproductionontheCoenBrothers’TVwestern,THEBALLADOFBUSTERSCRUGGS,asix-partomnibusseriesdevelopedbyAnnapurnaTelevision.Kazanwrotetheplay“AftertheBlast,”whichtakesplaceinapost-apocalypticworldwherehumanslivemilesunderground.ItpremieredatLincolnCenterlastOctoberandwasdirectedbyLilaNeugebauer.LastSeptember,KazanappearedintheHBOdramaseries,TheDeuce,alongsideJamesFrancoandcreatedbyDavidSimon.In2015,KazanwasnominatedforanEmmyawardforherperformanceinasupportingroleintheEmmy-nominatedHBOmini-seriesOliveKitteridge.KazanhasalsoappearedinHBO’sBoredtoDeath.Lastsummer,KazanstarredinMichaelShowalter’sTHEBIGSICK,alongsideKumailNanjiani,whowrotethefilmwithhiswifeEmilyV.Gordon.THEBIGSICK,producedbyJuddApatow,chroniclesthetruebeginningsofKumailandEmily’s(Kazan)relationshipastheydealwithculturaldifferences.ThefilmpremieredattheSundanceFilmFestivaltoravereviewswasreleasedbyAmazonnationwideonJuly14th,2017.KazanearnedaCriticsChoiceAwardnominationinthecategoryof“BestActressinaComedy”forherportrayalofEmily.Thefilm’sensemblewonaHollywoodFilmAwardandhasbeennominatedforaSAGAward.Sinceitsrelease,thefilmhaswonanAFIAwardfor“MovieoftheYear”andtheCritics’ChoiceAwardfor“BestComedy.”In2012,KazanstarredalongsidePaulDanointhecritically-acclaimedFoxSearchlightfilm,RUBYSPARKS,whichshewroteandexecutiveproduced.Thefilmchroniclesthestoryofanoveliststrugglingwithwriter’sblockwhocreatesafemalecharacterandwillsherintoexistence.Kazanreceivedanominationfor“BestScreenplay”forthisfilmatthe2013FilmIndependentSpiritAwards.In2009,KazanwontheTribecaFilmFestival’s“BestActressinaNarrativeFeatureFilm”awardforherperformanceasIvyinTHEEXPLODINGGIRL,directedbyBradleyRustGrayanddistributedbyOscilloscope.Kazan’sadditionalfilmcreditsincludeSamMendes’REVOLUTIONARYROAD,INTHEVALLEYOFELAH,FRACTURE,THEPRIVATELIVESOFPIPPALEE,RichardLinklater’sMEANDORSONWELLES,JoshRadnor’sHAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE,MEEK’SCUTOFF,IT’SCOMPLICATEDalongsideMerylStreepandAlecBaldwin(wonNationalBoardofReviewawardfor“BestCast”),INYOUREYES,THEPRETTYONE,THEMONSTER,OURBRANDISCRISIS,WHATIFandMYBLINDBROTHER.KazanmadeherNewYorkstagedebutin2006intheOff-Broadwayrevivalof“ThePrimeofMissJeanBrodie.”HerBroadwaycreditsincludeManhattanTheatreClub’srevivalofWilliamInge's“ComeBack,LittleSheba,”theworldpremiereofMartinMcDonagh’s“ABehandinginSpokane”andtheBroadwayrevivalofChekhov’s“TheSeagull,”forwhichshewasnominatedforaDramaDeskAward.In2008,KazanwasnamedtherecipientoftheClarenceDerwentAwardforMostPromisingActress.SheistheonlyactortobeawardedtheDerwentAwardforthreerolesinoneyear.Additionaloff-BroadwaycreditsincludeJonathanMarcSherman's“ThingsWeWant”and“Clive,”bothdirectedbyEthanHawkeatTheNewGroupTheater;theSignatureTheaterCompany’srevivalofTonyKushner’s“AngelsinAmerica,”inwhichsheplayedHarperPitt;ManhattanTheaterClub’s
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productionof“WhenWeWereYoungAndUnafraid”;andPlaywrightsHorizons’“100SaintsYouShouldKnow,”forwhichshereceivedaDramaDeskAwardnominationandaLucilleLortelAwardnominationforOutstandingFeaturedActress.Asaplaywright,KazanhashadplaysproducedattheHumanaFestivalattheActor’sTheaterofLouisville(“Absalom”in2009),off-BroadwayattheManhattanTheaterClub(“WeLiveHere”in2011),SouthCoastRepertoryTheater(“TrudyandMaxinLove”in2014),andthisyearatLincolnCenter(“AftertheBlast”).KazancurrentlyresidesinNewYorkCity.ALEXSAKS–ProducerAlexSaksistheCEOofJunePictures,afilmmaker-drivenindependentproductioncompanycreatedin2016,whichproducesandfinancesfeature-lengthnarrativeanddocumentaryfilms. Ms.SaksisaproduceronallofJunePictures’slateoffeatures.Herfilm,TheFloridaProject,madeitsworldpremiereatCanneslastyeartounanimouscriticalacclaimandwasacquiredbyA24.WrittenanddirectedbySeanBakerandstarringWillemDafoe,thefilmisastrongawardscontenderwithhonorsandwinsfromAFI,theNationalBoardofReview,theCriticsChoiceAwards,andover40criticsgroupsnationwide.TheFloridaProjecthasalsogarnerednominationsfortheGoldenGlobes,BAFTAAwards,SpiritAwards,GothamAwards,andtheSAG-AFTRAAwardstodate.Lastyear,shehadthreefilmsmaketheirworldpremieresattheSundanceFilmFestival:thedocumentaryJoshua:Teenagervs.SuperPowerwhichwontheAudienceAwardintheWorldCinemaDocumentarycategoryandsoldtoNetflix;thepsychologicalthrillerThoroughbredstarringOliviaCooke,AnyaTaylor-Joy,andAntonYelchinwhichsoldtoFocusFeatures;andAletheaJones’FunMomDinnerwhichwenttoNetflixandeOne’sMomentumPictures.Alsoin2017,VarietyhonoredMs.Saksamongitsannual“10ProducerstoWatch”andshewashighlightedbyTheHollywoodReporteronits“NextGen:Hollywood’sUp-and-ComingExecs35andUnder”list.InadditiontoPaulDano’sWildlife,Ms.Saks’“comingsoon”listincludes:ParamountPictures’BookClub,starringDianeKeaton,JaneFonda,CandiceBergen,MarySteenburgen,AndyGarcia,DonJohnson,CraigT.Nelson,andRichardDreyfuss;theNetflixdramaticcomedyDude,writtenanddirectedbyOliviaMilch,andstarringLucyHale,KathrynPrescott,AlexandraShipp,andAwkwafina;anuntitledGloriaSteinemnarrativefeaturefilmbasedonherbestsellingmemoir“MyLifeontheRoad”directedbyJulieTaymor;andWhatTheyHadwrittenanddirectedbyElizabethChomko,andstarringHilarySwank,MichaelShannon,andBlytheDannerwhichisalsomakingitsworldpremiereatthe2018SundanceFilmFestival.PriortoJunePictures,Ms.SaksservedasanagentatICMwhereherworkintheindependentandinternationalgrouprevolvedaroundthepackaging,financingandsellingofindependentfilmsincluding:Tallulah,Results,TheIntervention,TimeOutOfMind,Sandcastle,TheOvernight,SkeletonTwins,TheOneILove,InfinitelyPolarBear,Stockholm,Pennsylvania,andPeople,Places,Things.ShebeganhercareeratTheMarkGordonCompany,wheresheworkedasMark'sassistantandonseveralfilmandtelevisionproductionsincluding:SourceCode,TheMessenger,TheDetails,2012,CriminalMinds,CriminalMinds:SuspectBehavior,Grey'sAnatomy,ArmyWives,PrivatePracticeandRayDonovan.FollowinghertimeatTheMarkGordonCompany,shewenttoworkatAutomatikandIMGlobalunderBrianKavanaugh-Jonesasacreativeandproductionexecutive.
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Whiletheresheworkedonthefollowingfilmsinvaryingstagesofdevelopment,production,post-productionandrelease:Insidious,AHauntedHouse,Sinister,TakeShelter,LordsOfSalem,WelcomeToThePunch,Grace,DarkSkies,TheBabymakers,BulletToTheHead,TheSignal,DeadManDown,Insidious2andTheBay.Ms.SaksisagraduateofWakeForestUniversitywhereshereceivedherdegreeinHistory.ORENMOVERMAN–ProducerAcademyAwardnominatedfilmmakerOrenMovermanisthewriter/directorofTheDinner,(TheOrchard2017release)starringRichardGere,LauraLinney,SteveCoogan,ChloeSevignyandRebeccaHall,andTimeoutofMind,(2015IFCrelease)starringRichardGere,BenVereen,SteveBuscemiandJenaMalone,winneroftheInternationalCriticsAwardatthe2014TorontoFilmFestival.MovermandirectedRampart,(2011MillenniumEntertainmentrelease)whichhewrotewithnovelistJamesEllroy,starringWoodyHarrelson,SigourneyWeaver,RobinWright,AnneHeche,CynthiaNixon,IceCube,BrieLarson,BenFoster,NedBeatty,SteveBuscemiandmanymore.TheMessenger,(OscilloscopeLaboratoriesrelease),Moverman’sdirectorialdebut,co-writtenwithAlessandroCamonandstarringBenFoster,WoodyHarrelson,JenaMaloneandSamanthaMorton,wasnominatedfortheBestScreenplayAcademyAwardin2010andbestSupportingActorforHarrelson.ThefilmwasalsonominatedforBestscreenplayandBestfirstfeatureatthe2010IndependentSpiritAwards.TheMessengerpremieredatthe2009SundanceFilmFestivalandhaditsinternationalpremiereatthe2009BerlinInternationalFilmFestivalwhereitwasawardedtheSilverBearforBestScreenplayaswellasthePeaceAward.AttheDeauvilleFilmFestivalitwasawardedtheGrandJuryPrizeandInternationalCriticsPrize.In2009MovermanreceivedTheSpotlightAwardforBestDirectorialDebutfromtheNationalBoardofReview.Movermanco-wroteUdiAloni’sJunction48,(TheOrchard2017release)winnerofthePanoramaAudienceAwardatthe2016BerlinFilmFestivalandthe2016TribecaFilmFestivalInternationalAward;BillPohlad’sBrianWilsonbiopicLoveandMercy,(RoadsideAttractions2015release);IraSachs’MarriedLife,(2008SonyPicturesClassicsrelease);ToddHaynes’BobDylanbiopicI’mNotThere,(2007WeinsteinCompanyreleasewithanOscarnominationforCateBlanchet);BerthaBay-SaPen’sFace,(2002Indican)andAlisonMaclean’sJesus’Son,(2000Lion’sGate/AllianceRelease).MovermanservedasaproduceronJosephCedar’sNorman(SonyPicturesClassic2017release)andIdoFluk’sTheTicket(Shout!Factory,2017),andasexecutiveproduceronJunction48,LoveandMercy,andAnjaMarquardtdirectorialdebutShe’sLostControl(2015MonumentReleasing).Upcoming2017finishedfilmsasaproducerincludeJenniferFox’sTheTale,starringLauraDern,CommonandEllenBurstyn,andPaulDano’sdirectorialdebutWildlife,basedontheRichardFordstory,starringJakeGyllenhaalandCareyMulligan.MovermanalsorecentlyservedasExecutiveProduceronReinaldoMarcusGreen’sMonstersandMen.Allthreefilmswillworldpremiereincompetitionatthe2018SundanceFilmFestival.HealsoproducedtherecentlycompletedDiane,directedbyKentJonesandexecutiveproducedbyMartinScorsese.MovermanwrotePuzzle,directedbyMarcTurtletaub,whichwillalsopremiereatthe2018SundanceFilmfestival.RIVAMARKER–ProducerRivaMarkeristhePresidentofNineStories,theproductioncompanysheco-foundedwithJakeGyllenhaaltodevelopandproduceforfilm,televisionandthestage.Theirfirstfilm“Stronger,”directedbyDavidGordonGreen,premieredatthe2017TorontoInternationalFilmFestivalandopenednationwidetocriticalravesfromRoadsideAttractions/Lionsgate.
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MarkerproducedCaryFukunaga'sPeabody-Awardwinningfilm,"BeastsofNoNation,"starringIdrisElba,whichsoldinagame-changingdealtoNetflixastheirfirstoriginalfeaturefilm.WithNineStories,Markerproducedtherecentsold-outBroadwayrevivalofStephenSondheim’s"SundayintheParkwithGeorge"starringGyllenhaalandAnnaleighAshford.NineStoriesisindevelopmentonanumberoftitlesincludingprolificScandinavianauthorJoNesbo’snovel"TheSon"forDenisVilleneuvetodirect;LucaGuadagnino'sthriller,“Rio”andanadaptationforNetflixoftheScandinaviantrue-crimestory“HelicopterHeist,”whichSteveKnightispenning.Marker’spreviousextensiveproducingcreditsinclude:"Hello,MyNameisDoris”starringSallyFieldanddirectedbyMichaelShowalter;"TheFamilyFang”starringNicoleKidmananddirectedbyJasonBateman;"WhatMaisieKnew"and"TheKidsAreAllRight”directedbyLisaCholodenko.In2017,forthesecondyearrunning,MarkerandGyllenhaalwereselectedbyVarietyfortheir'NewPower,NewYork'list.DIEGOGARCIA–DirectorofPhotographyAgraduateofMexicanfilmschool,DiegoGarciamadehisfeaturedebutonMarkJackson’sWITHOUT.ThefollowingyearYuleneOlaizola’sFOGOlandedhiminternationalacclaim.Hehashadthepleasureofworkingwiththegreatfilmmakers,ApichatpongWeerasethakulonCEMETERYOFSPLENDOURandGabrielMascaro’sNEONBULL.Recently,heshotCarlosReygadas’follow-uptoPOSTTENEBRASLUX,WHERELIFEISBORNandre-teamedwithGabrielMascaroonOVERGOD.
MATTHANNAM–EditorMatthewHannamisaCanadianeditorbasedinTorontoandNewYork.HehasbeeneditingMoviesandTelevisionforthepast13yearsandhashadthepleasureofworkingwithGuyMaddin,DenisVilleneuve,BrandonCronenberg,THEDANIELS,ZalBatmanlij,JoshMond,TreyEdwardShultsandPaulDano.Hispastfewfilmshavebeenoverwhelmingwellreceivedandlauded.Enemyearned19awardsinternationallyincludingaCanadianScreenAwardforEditing.JamesWhitepremieredatSundance'15whereitwon"BestofNEXT"followedbyanumberofprizesand2IndependentSpiritnominations.SwissArmyManwontheDirectingprizeatSundance'16.Mostrecently,heedited"TheOA"forNetflixandPlanBandZalBatmanglij,ITCOMESATNIGHTforTreyEdwardShultsandWILDLIFEforPaulDano.HeiscurrentlyworkingonBradyCorbet’sfollow-uptotheVenice‘BestDebut’and‘BestDirector’prize,VOXLUXstarringNataliePortmanandJudeLaw.
AKINMCKENZIE–ProductionDesignerAkinMcKenzieisaNewYorkbasedProductionDesigner.HeattendedUCLAschoolofFilmandTelevisionbeforemakingNewYorkhishome.Withcreditsrangingfromcommercial,musicvideo,andfeaturefilmhismostrecentworkincludesPaulDano'sfeaturedirectorialdebut,“Wildlife,”BradfordYoung's“BlackAmericaAgain,”MilesJay’s“Smile,”forJayZ,andHBO’s,A24produced,“BlackRest”whichiscurrentlyinproduction.
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JUNEPICTURESpresents
AMagicChild/SightUnseen/NinestoriesProduction
DirectedbyPAULDANO
ScreenplaybyPAULDANO&ZOEKAZAN
BasedontheBookbyRICHARDFORD
ProducedBy
ALEXSAKS
PAULDANO
ORENMOVERMAN
ANNRUARK
JAKEGYLLENHAAL
RIVAMAKER
ExecutiveProducer
ZOEKAZAN
ExecutiveProducers
TEDDEIKER
EDDIEVAISMAN
DirectorofPhotography
DIEGOGARCIA
ProductionDesigner
AKINMCKENZIE
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Editor
MATTHEWHANNAM
LOUISEFORD
CostumeDesigner
AMANDAFORD
MusicSupervisor
SUSANJACOBS
Composer
DAVIDLANG
AssociateProducer
DANIJOHNSON
JEFFPENMAN
Cast
CAREYMULLIGAN
EDOXENBOULD
BILLCAMP
AndJAKEGYLLENHAAL
Castingby
LAURAROSETHALand
JODIANGSTREICH