A24 has acquired the rights to Friendship, a comedy starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd, following its world premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition (TIFF) as a part of the Midnight Insanity program. Directed and written by Andrew DeYoung in his characteristic debut, Friendship blends cringe comedy in a mode harking back to Robinson’s work in I Assume You Ought to Go away.
The movie follows Robinson as a suburban dad who turns into obsessively fixated on forming a bond together with his charming neighbor, performed by Rudd. The solid additionally contains Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, Josh Segarra, and Billy Bryk.
This marks Robinson’s first main position in a characteristic movie. Rudd, a seasoned comedy actor, is understood for his comedian roles in Anchorman, The 40-12 months-Outdated Virgin, Clueless, and I Love You, Man. DeYoung has a background in directing TV episodes for reveals equivalent to The Different Two, Pen15, Excessive Constancy, and Our Flag Means Loss of life.
A24’s acquisition of Friendship provides to its rising portfolio of movies picked up throughout this 12 months’s pageant circuit. The studio additionally secured The Brutalist, a historic epic directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, in addition to Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, a romantic drama that includes Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey.
Printed – September 17, 2024 12:43 pm IST