Ben Stiller Starring in ‘Untitled’ Noah Baumbach Film
Production began last week in Los Angeles on the “untitled” film starring Ben Stiller for writer/director Noah Baumbach, an Academy Award nominee for his original screenplay of The Squid and the Whale (which he also directed). Scott Rudin, an Academy Award winner as producer of No Country for Old Men, and Jennifer Jason Leigh are producing the movie, to which Focus Features holds worldwide rights.
The script is an original story by Baumbach and revolves around, Roger Greenberg (Stiller), who at a crossroads in his life, ends up housesitting at his brother’s home in Los Angeles. There, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with his brother’s assistant Florence (Greta Gerwig - Hannah Takes the Stairs), an aspiring singer. Florence and Greenberg’s encounters lead to an uncertain and wonderfully vulnerable courtship.
The film will also star Rhys Ifans, playing Greenburg’s (Stiller) friend Ivan. Other supporting cast members include: Mark Duplass (2009 Sundance Film Festival’s Humpday), Brie Larson (United States of Tara), and Juno Temple (Atonement); Jennifer Jason Leigh will also costar in the film.
Focus Feature’s CEO, James Schamus, mentioned, in the press release we received, that this is a movie that will “that will showcase Ben as an actor” and I have to agree. I am so used to seeing him in comedies in which he typically plays the same type of comedic characters but putting him in this indie drama will be interesting to see. The script sounds good and I really like Baumbach’s writing abilities so this movie should be good.
We will keep everyone posted on the film especially once it gets a title.
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BLACK HERITAGE FILM AND EVENT PRODUCTIONS (Film,Art,Culture and Event
Outfit) Company geared toward, research, training & propagating the
various Africa art & culture through the platform of filmmaking with
special emphasis on the indigenous Language as a veritable medium of
communications.
OUR VISION:
Total committment to production and promotion of the tradition and
culture of Africa through movies, music and other related
platforms/fora in the entertainment industry.
OUR OBJECTIVES
To cherish, uphold and project the honour and dignity of Yoruba
Culture, language and tradition.
To encourage and deliberate on issues paramount to the Yoruba People
To preserve Our Languages.
To foster the economic empowerment of Yoruba people
To undertake specific projects beneficial to Yoruba and aimed at
enhancing our development.
To promote peace, stability, justice and unity among the Yoruba in and Out.
To work diligently to bridge the information gap between the Yoruba
people and the world.
To ensure the advancement of Yoruba traditional .
To encourage and facilitate socio-economic developments among the YorubaLand.
To promote trade and commerce, Tourism and cultural exchange.
To bring back Theater Art in Entertainment industry.
OUR TREMENDOUS GROWTH:
Over the past few years Black Heritage film and event productions has
over the past few years contributed immensely in the actualization of
Traditional, Cultural African oriented films and numerous stage plays
in our University and Cinemas around the six geo-political zones in
the Country.
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